Social video captures moment Brazil's election turned
Video shot by close supporters of the candidates in Brazil’s presidential runoff show the moment the result began changing to favour the winner, incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. While he celebrated conversely the mood soured for his rival Flavio Bolsonaro.
Leftist president mounts stunning comeback after unexpected first round loss galvanised supporters of Flavio Bolsonaro.
Voting extended after transport complaints. Supporters of left-wing Lula and far-right Bolsonaro have two more hours to vote after polling was extended.
The high stakes election will decide whether Brazil will move toward the right or retain a leftist government.
Brazil’s leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pulled off a dramatic comeback on Sunday as he clinched a re-election victory, but his rival Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to annul the vote. With Lula’s victory, Brazil staved off a conservative wave that has seen numerous countries — such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru — all shift right, backed by US President Donald Trump.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won an unprecedented fourth term.
They carried Mr George Adu, the incumbent constituency chairman, Mr David Atta Twum, incumbent constituency secretary, Eric Kyeremeh, incumbent Communication officer and Daniel Hinne, the incumbent deputy constituency secretary, shoulder-high and showered powder on them. Although the election ended peacefully, a misunderstanding which erupted between some supporters of the party and some supporters of Mr John Jack, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Dormaa Central Constituency, nearly marred the beauty of the polls.