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Jun 30, 2023 · 1:02 Bolsonaro barred from running for office until 2030 by Brazilian court. WATCH: After a panel of judges voted Friday to bar far-right former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro from running for ...
Jun 30, 2023 · Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from office for eight years for abuse of power, after he made unfounded claims about Brazil's voting system ahead of last year's election ...
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- How Often Are Elections in Brazil?
- How Many Times Can A Person Be Elected President in Brazil?
- Wasn’T There Already A Brazilian Election?
- What Happens in The Oct. 30 Election?
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Brazil holds general elections once every four years, choosing state and federal representatives as well as the president, governors and some senators. Mayors, city councilors and remaining senators are also chosen every four years, but on different years.
There is no limit to the number of times one can be elected president in Brazil, but the person can only serve two consecutive terms. That is why da Silva, who was president from 2003 to 2010, can run this year.
Brazil held its first round of voting on Oct. 2, electing lawmakers at state and federal levels. Gubernatorial candidates garnering more than 50% of valid votes, which exclude blank and spoiled ballots, were also confirmed. None of the 11 presidential candidates got an outright majority, setting up a runoff between da Silva, who had 48% of votes, a...
It’s a runoff for the presidency and for governorships in states where no candidate won a first-round majority. Most polls 2 1/2 weeks after the first round show da Silva retaining a slight lead over Bolsonaro.
During the campaign, Bolsonaro has often repeated his guiding principles: “God, Family, Country.” He portrays Brazil as spiritually ill and presents himself as a Christian soldier standing guard against cultural Marxism. He has loosened restrictions on the purchase of guns and ammunition and weakened oversight of environmental crime in the Amazon r...
Da Silva, known universally as Lula, has focused on his prior terms, during which commodities exports surged and tens of millions of Brazilians joined the middle class. He has promised the poor — battered by economic distress for the better part of a decade — that they will again be able to afford three square meals a day and even weekend barbecues...
Many political analysts have expressed concern that Bolsonaro has laid the groundwork to reject election results if he loses and will attempt to cling to power — much like former U.S. President Donald Trump, whom he admires. Such alarm largely stems from the president’s insistence that Brazil’s electronic voting machines are prone to fraud,though h...
Oct 29, 2022 · A supporter of incumbent PresidentJair Bolsonaro cheers during an October 27 rally in Sao Joao de Meriti, Brazil, ahead of a Sunday run-off election. Jen Kirby is a senior foreign and national ...
- Jen Kirby
Mar 15, 2024 · Bolsonaro has already been ruled ineligible to run for office until 2030 after Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court determined in June that he had spread false claims about the election and misused ...
Jun 30, 2023 · Brazil’s highest electoral court formed a majority to ban former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro from running for office until 2030 on Friday on charges alleging that he abused his political ...
Oct 29, 2022 · During the first round of voting on Oct. 2, Mr. da Silva drew about six million more votes than Mr. Bolsonaro, who came in second, but he fell short of the 50 percent threshold to avoid a runoff ...
