Ciro Gomes (PDT) had 12.47%, Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB) had 4.76% and João Amoêdo (Novo) accounted for 2.5%. Cape Daciolo (Patriota) had 1.26%, Henrique Meirelles (MDB) had 1.20% and Marina Silva (Network) had 1%.
Bolsonaro has already stated that he will not openly defend the legalization of gaming, but admits that the revenue from the activity will be welcome to the country, which is in a serious financial crisis. The PSL candidate is conservative when it comes to the subject. Although he says he is "in principle" against the release of casinos and other games, he comments that "there is a possibility" of liberation during his Government, but that the allocation would be under state responsibility.
"There is a possibility, I say a possibility, to play for each state to decide. In principle I am against, but we will see the best way out," said PSL pre-candidate, speaking at the Rio de Janeiro Trade Association (ACRJ).
This is the eighth presidential election by direct vote since redemocratization in the late 1980s. The winner will rule Brazil from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2022.
Bolsonaro arrived at the final stretch of the campaign, experiencing the taste of who is already victorious with more than 49 million votes, announcing a conservative wave that must guide the country. Last week, he reinforced his support despite all resistance to his name.
Neither the #Elenão move was able to stop his ascent. More than that. In this election, he experienced the gift of Midas touch restricted to a few of the political Olympus - Lula, for example. The candidates anointed by the candidate of the PSL had an amazing election. His son Flavio was the most voted for the Senate by Rio de Janeiro, and Eduardo, by São Paulo, was the most voted federal deputy in the country's history.
With almost 100% of the ballot boxes processed, Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) won in 16 states and DF and Fernando Haddad (PT) in 9. In the capitals, the score was 23 to 3. Third place in the national competition, Ciro Gomes (PDT) won only in Ceará and its capital, Fortaleza.
The result of the first round broke the polarization between PT and PSDB in the presidential election. In the last six elections, the top two were both parties, with two victories of the PSDB (1994 and 1998) and four of the PT (2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014).
After confirmation of the outcome, Bolsonaro said that Brazil can not "take another step to the left" because, according to him, the country is "on the verge of chaos.” He spoke of "uniting our people, uniting the shards made us by the government from the left in the past. "
Haddad also referred to the need for unity. "We want to unite people who have attention to the poorest people in this very unequal country," he said. The PT presidential candidate said that for this he will have "a single weapon: the argument".
Bolsonaro's advantage, though broad, is not decisive. It should be noted that, for the second round, the two candidates with the highest rejection rate follow. Bolsonaro, who was always the first in the voting intentions, was also the leader of the rejection rate (43%), that is, the votes of those who do not want Bolsonaro as president should migrate to his opponent, Haddad.
Fernando Haddad, however, as 'heir' of Lula da Silva, is also a candidate that many voters want to avoid, being therefore the second with the highest rate of rejection. These data complicate forecasts for October 28, but they make certain that, whatever the outcome, polarization will remain.
The candidate for the presidency of the Republic, Ciro Gomes (PDT), recently thanked the vote that placed him in third place in the electoral contest. Still not guaranteeing support to Fernando Haddad, runner-up, Ciro said he is "on the side of democracy" and against fascism. He also repeated the motto of the anti-Bolsonaro campaign: "one thing is decided: he certainly is not."
Bolsonaro was the most voted candidate in every city in the United States and in most cities abroad. In all, more than 500,000 Brazilians were able to vote in 99 countries. Considering the 136 cities in which the calculation had been completed, Bolsonaro had won in 116 polling places abroad. Ciro Gomes (PDT) was the winner in another 12, and Fernando Haddad (PT) was the most voted in six.
In the next twenty days of the campaign Brazil will not only put one candidate against the other. It will test the union of the more progressive leftist parties and the strength of the conservative wave thrown by Bolsonaro that was fed up here by the hatred towards the PT.
Source: GMB
