The latest: the former president of Brazil, Rousseff, votes
The latest: the former president of Brazil, Rousseff, votes
.SAO PAULO - The latest on the Brazilian elections (all local times):
12:30 pm.
Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff told reporters that "any candidacy that compromises democracy in Brazil is extremely dangerous."
Shortly before casting his vote, Rousseff said the outcome of Sunday's election would determine "whether we are walking on the road to democracy or towards authoritarianism and fascism."
He was referring to the far-right congressman and survey leader Jair Bolsonaro.
Rousseff was accused in 2016 for manipulating the fiscal budget. She is running for a seat in the Senate for the state of MInas Gerais.
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11am.
The two main presidential candidates in Brazil have cast their votes.
Right-wing congressman and poll leader Jair Bolsonaro voted in Rio de Janeiro. He told reporters that he thought there would be no need for a second round on October 28 because he would get more than the 50 percent needed to avoid a second round.
A recent poll showed that Bolsonaro got support among 36 percent of voters.
Fernando Haddad, who is in second place, voted in Sao Paulo.
The Brazilians who were in nearby buildings hit the pots to show their disapproval when he spoke later.
While the boats were hitting, Haddad's supporters chanted that he would be the president, making it impossible to hear what the candidate said.
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10:30 a.m.
Brazilians have begun to go to polling stations to elect leaders in an election marked by intense anger towards the ruling class after years of political and economic turmoil.
Jair Bolsonaro, right-wing candidate and congressman, leads the polls. It is followed by the mayor of Sao Paulo, Fernando Haddad, of the Workers Party, which won the last four presidential elections.
Bolsonaro scored 36 percent in the latest Datafolha survey, with Haddad 14 points behind. The survey interviewed 19,552 people on Friday and Saturday and has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.
If no one gets a majority on Sunday, a second round will be held on October 28.
The polls will be closed at 5 p.m. local time.
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