By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
On the eve of Brazil’s presidential election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro rallied their supporters to persuade the last undecided voters, according to Le Monde. The campaign took place in a close election, but the article was published after Lula’s re-election, announced on 26 October, was already known to readers.
A poll by the Quaest institute puts senator Flávio Bolsonaro at 51% of valid votes, against 49% for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on the eve of the second round of Brazil’s presidential election. Conducted on 23 and 24 October among 3,702 voters, it also found a decline in rejection of Bolsonaro, according to Quaest.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Flávio Bolsonaro refused to recognise Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election, after he was credited with 51.8% of the vote in Brazil’s second round, and wants to seek the annulment of the election. The extension of voting and transport disruptions fuelled controversy, according to Africanews.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Africanews ·
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the second round of Brazil’s presidential election with 51.75% of valid votes, against 48.25% for senator Flávio Bolsonaro, according to 99.32% of ballots counted by the Superior Electoral Court. The 25 October election secures him a fourth term, from 2027 to 2030, while turnout reached 80.80%, according to court data.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Infomediaire ·
On the eve of the second round of Brazil’s presidential election, statements by footballers such as Neymar are fuelling the contest between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro. The vote pits the two candidates against each other in a campaign marked by political tensions and debates over sports betting, Seneweb reports.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Seneweb ·
Houthi attacks cancel 86% of flights scheduled in RiyadhHouthi rebel attacks led to the cancellation of 4,071 of 4,736 flights scheduled at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, or 86%, between 8 and 25 October. The airport partially reopened on Sunday, but international airlines are suspending services to the Saudi capital until November, according to Cirium data.The week in Africa
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