Wall Street Journal: Brazilians Head to Polls in Divisive Presidential Election
Ex-army captain Jair Bolsonaro is expected to beat leftist Fernando Haddad in runoff vote.
RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilians began voting Sunday in a divisive presidential race expected to elect combative ex-army captain Jair Bolsonaro, shifting the country’s politics sharply to the right.
Mr. Bolsonaro, a champion of Brazil’s 1964-1985 right-wing dictatorship that he once served, has been polling at nearly 60% ahead of Sunday’s runoff vote.
His rival Fernando Haddad is the stand-in candidate for former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was jailed this year for corruption. Mr. Haddad represents the leftist Workers’ Party, which ruled Latin America’s biggest country for much of the past 15 years but has been hit by corruption scandals and the country’s deepest recession on record.
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WNU Editor: It looks like Ex-army captain Jair Bolsonaro is defeat leftist Fernando Haddad in this runoff vote today, and according to two readers of WNU who live in Brazil, it is going to be a landslide. Their reasons why. Corruption. The economy. And a hunger for change from the established parties in Brazilian politics.
More News On Brazilians Going To The Polls Today To Elect A New President
Brazilian elections: Voters choose between Bolsonaro and Haddad -- BBC
Brazil candidates make final campaign pitches -- AFP
Brazil leftist's hopes of catching Bolsonaro slim, but gap narrows -- Reuters
Right-wing presidential candidate leading in Brazil polling, poised for win -- CNN
3 things to know about Brazil's presidential candidate -- FOX News/AP
A rise from marginal lawmaker to presidential front-runner -- FOX News/AP
