“We are fighting for the vote of those who did not go to vote. and other small sectors of society. The choice is very even, very controversialand the number of people we have to convince is getting smaller and smaller,” agreed Labor Party (PT) candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, after a poll was released. possible technical link With Jair Bolsonaro. Ten days before the second round of the presidential election, Datafolha consulting firm reported that Lula had 49% of the vote intent, four points more than the leader of the far right. The total of blank and invalid votes is 4% and the total of undecided votes is 1%. The retired captain reduced the distance to the island on the left by one point. The margin of error of the survey is two points.
However, Lula was confident that he would win the elections on October 30. “I think so too we will win the electionsIn this sense, he pointed out that Bolsonaro was unable to develop his candidacy, despite installing “a powerful machine for lying” in the northeast, the PT’s great electoral stronghold.
However, the militia called for recognition of the military’s “capacity” to conduct incitement on the social network. We didn’t have the culture, we didn’t have the experience, Brazil i wasn’t used to itThere are “rumors” that the team of Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s campaign strategist in 2016, came to Brazil last week to aid Bolsonaro, according to Lula.
Datafolha, in turn, noted that the far right has increased its chances in the southeast of the country, where the country’s most populous states are located: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas.
evangelical question
Former president takes office Evangelical voters seek the voteIt was much more far-right-leaning and heavily influenced by the false news that linked the PT with an attempt to shut down churches if Lula were victorious. “The vast majority of Brazilian men and women who have lived through the eight years I have been president of the republic know that I maintain the most absolute respect for collective and individual freedoms, especially religious freedoms,” the left-wing candidate said. through a document. “I assure you, therefore, My government will not adopt any behavior that violates the freedom of worship. or that it interferes with the free functioning of temples,” he said in a demonstration with 30 confessional leaders at a hotel in São Paulo. Lula expressed that he refused abortion days ago. He tried to give new signals in São Paulo. To that section of the electorate: “For me, family is a sacred thing. “.
countermeasuresfake news’
In this context, the Supreme Election Board (TSE) strengthened its countermeasures. fake news in the last part of the second turn. The judges unanimously decided to ban paid election ads on the Internet 48 hours before election day and 24 hours after a vote count, which will take place amid strong tensions, polls predicted. Bolsonaro questioned the transparency of the electoral system before the first round, the first week of October, took place. TSE determined that fake news should be removed immediately after the court decision. Those who fail to do so will have to pay a fine of around 100,000 euros.
TSE chief Alexander Moraes acknowledged that the spread of fake news has increased significantly in recent weeks, especially those related to the reliability of electronic ballot boxes, which Bolsonaro has been so nauseatingly struggling with despite being elected president four years ago. voting system. “This required us to take more drastic measures,” the minister said.