Brazilian presidential and congressional elections were held on 2 October (indeed it is still Sunday evening in Brazil).
If no one gets to 50% in the Presidential election, it will go to a run off on 30 October.
It appears that it will in fact go to a runoff. Lula, of the Workers Party, has received about 48% of the vote compared to 43% for Bolsonaro.
dv said:
Brazilian presidential and congressional elections were held on 2 October (indeed it is still Sunday evening in Brazil).If no one gets to 50% in the Presidential election, it will go to a run off on 30 October.
It appears that it will in fact go to a runoff. Lula, of the Workers Party, has received about 48% of the vote compared to 43% for Bolsonaro.
It’s a strange way to decide an election.
I’d guess they have both been training, neither of them are young anymore but.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Brazilian presidential and congressional elections were held on 2 October (indeed it is still Sunday evening in Brazil).If no one gets to 50% in the Presidential election, it will go to a run off on 30 October.
It appears that it will in fact go to a runoff. Lula, of the Workers Party, has received about 48% of the vote compared to 43% for Bolsonaro.
It’s a strange way to decide an election.
I’d guess they have both been training, neither of them are young anymore but.
France does similar to elect it’s President.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Brazilian presidential and congressional elections were held on 2 October (indeed it is still Sunday evening in Brazil).If no one gets to 50% in the Presidential election, it will go to a run off on 30 October.
It appears that it will in fact go to a runoff. Lula, of the Workers Party, has received about 48% of the vote compared to 43% for Bolsonaro.
It’s a strange way to decide an election.
I’d guess they have both been training, neither of them are young anymore but.
France does similar to elect it’s President.
It’s a good argument for preferential voting IMHO. Get it all over and done with in one round of voting.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Brazilian presidential and congressional elections were held on 2 October (indeed it is still Sunday evening in Brazil).If no one gets to 50% in the Presidential election, it will go to a run off on 30 October.
It appears that it will in fact go to a runoff. Lula, of the Workers Party, has received about 48% of the vote compared to 43% for Bolsonaro.
It’s a strange way to decide an election.
I’d guess they have both been training, neither of them are young anymore but.
France does similar to elect it’s President.
PWM is making a pun on ‘run-off’ ie. athletics.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Brazilian presidential and congressional elections were held on 2 October (indeed it is still Sunday evening in Brazil).If no one gets to 50% in the Presidential election, it will go to a run off on 30 October.
It appears that it will in fact go to a runoff. Lula, of the Workers Party, has received about 48% of the vote compared to 43% for Bolsonaro.
It’s a strange way to decide an election.
I’d guess they have both been training, neither of them are young anymore but.
What distance? A quick 100m dash would get it over with quickly, but a good half-marathon would make for better viewing.
Dark Orange said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Brazilian presidential and congressional elections were held on 2 October (indeed it is still Sunday evening in Brazil).If no one gets to 50% in the Presidential election, it will go to a run off on 30 October.
It appears that it will in fact go to a runoff. Lula, of the Workers Party, has received about 48% of the vote compared to 43% for Bolsonaro.
It’s a strange way to decide an election.
I’d guess they have both been training, neither of them are young anymore but.
What distance? A quick 100m dash would get it over with quickly, but a good half-marathon would make for better viewing.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:It’s a strange way to decide an election.
I’d guess they have both been training, neither of them are young anymore but.
France does similar to elect it’s President.
PWM is making a pun on ‘run-off’ ie. athletics.
I see now, thanks…
:)
Michael V said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Michael V said:France does similar to elect it’s President.
PWM is making a pun on ‘run-off’ ie. athletics.
I see now, thanks…
:)
Whenever PWM makes a statement, you should always look for the pun.
Dark Orange said:
Michael V said:
Witty Rejoinder said:PWM is making a pun on ‘run-off’ ie. athletics.
I see now, thanks…
:)
Whenever PWM makes a statement, you should always look for the pun.
:)
I’ve been getting the shits all day with people from Sydney who won’t take any calls. I’ve just been told that it’s a public holiday up there.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:It’s a strange way to decide an election.
I’d guess they have both been training, neither of them are young anymore but.
France does similar to elect it’s President.
It’s a good argument for preferential voting IMHO. Get it all over and done with in one round of voting.
I read somewhere today that the preferences in Australia will now go to whoever is second on the ticket according to the second political parties preferences.
I hope I’m wrong.
Kingy said:
party_pants said:
Michael V said:France does similar to elect it’s President.
It’s a good argument for preferential voting IMHO. Get it all over and done with in one round of voting.
I read somewhere today that the preferences in Australia will now go to whoever is second on the ticket according to the second political parties preferences.
I hope I’m wrong.
Antony Green tweeted something about this the other day. It applies only to the Victorian upper house elections. They haven’t reformed their voting system yet.
In 2021, there were massive nationwide protests and riots against president Bolsonaro.
He currently has 43.2% of the votes.
But thankfully that only places him second. If Bolsonaro won the 2022 elections, I hate to think what riots would follow.
mollwollfumble said:
In 2021, there were massive nationwide protests and riots against president Bolsonaro.He currently has 43.2% of the votes.
But thankfully that only places him second. If Bolsonaro won the 2022 elections, I hate to think what riots would follow.
Really?
You’re more worried about the protests than you are about a continued Bolsonaro government? So weird.
Welcome news.
Michael V said:
Pinko beats RWNJ Trump lookalike in Brazil.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-31/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-beats-jair-bolsonaro-in-brazil/101596302
dv said:
Welcome news.
Michael V said:
Pinko beats RWNJ Trump lookalike in Brazil.
good
now watch as world police subsidise another coup
You’ll be amazed to learn that Bolsonaro has not conceded.
dv said:
You’ll be amazed to learn that Bolsonaro has not conceded.
Has he not been shot yet then?
dv said:
You’ll be amazed to learn that Bolsonaro has not conceded.
The election a close shave was it?
Woodie said:
dv said:
You’ll be amazed to learn that Bolsonaro has not conceded.
The election a close shave was it?
Oh dear,
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
dv said:
You’ll be amazed to learn that Bolsonaro has not conceded.
The election a close shave was it?
Oh dear,
https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-far-right-helped-stoke-the-attack-on-brazils-congress/
https://www.wired.com/story/twitters-moderation-system-is-in-tatters/
On Wednesday (30), the United States sanctioned Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes under the Magnitsky Act. The measure, published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, is unprecedented in targeting a Brazilian magistrate and deepens the diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
Created in 2012, the Magnitsky Act allows Washington to impose sanctions on foreign citizens accused of large-scale corruption or serious human rights violations. The name is a tribute to Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in prison after exposing a billion-dollar embezzlement scheme in Russia. In 2016, the scope of the law was expanded to cover global cases, making it one of the toughest tools in U.S. foreign policy.
Among the sanctions the act provides for are the freezing of assets in the United States and financial restrictions, as well as a ban on transactions with U.S. companies and citizens. The OFAC applies and monitors the measures.
The imposition of the sanction reignites a diplomatic crisis because it means direct U.S. interference in Brazilian internal affairs, attacking a judicial authority conducting investigations into the coup attempt of January 8, 2023, in which former President Jair Bolsonaro was utterly involved.
The government have classified the U.S. attempt to influence the Brazilian judiciary as “unacceptable interference,” especially since it comes amid the trade dispute triggered by Trump’s tariffs on Brazilian products.
The pressure to impose sanctions also met with resistance from the United States Treasury itself. Sources heard by the Washington Post said that some of the agency’s technicians warned of the risk of undermining U.S. credibility in defending democracy, since the sanction would be politically motivated, in retaliation for judicial decisions affecting Bolsonaro and his allies.
https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/07/30/u-s-sanctions-brazilian-justice-alexandre-de-moraes-based-on-the-magnitsky-act/
dv said:
On Wednesday (30), the United States sanctioned Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes under the Magnitsky Act. The measure, published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, is unprecedented in targeting a Brazilian magistrate and deepens the diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
Created in 2012, the Magnitsky Act allows Washington to impose sanctions on foreign citizens accused of large-scale corruption or serious human rights violations. The name is a tribute to Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in prison after exposing a billion-dollar embezzlement scheme in Russia. In 2016, the scope of the law was expanded to cover global cases, making it one of the toughest tools in U.S. foreign policy.
Among the sanctions the act provides for are the freezing of assets in the United States and financial restrictions, as well as a ban on transactions with U.S. companies and citizens. The OFAC applies and monitors the measures.
The imposition of the sanction reignites a diplomatic crisis because it means direct U.S. interference in Brazilian internal affairs, attacking a judicial authority conducting investigations into the coup attempt of January 8, 2023, in which former President Jair Bolsonaro was utterly involved.
The government have classified the U.S. attempt to influence the Brazilian judiciary as “unacceptable interference,” especially since it comes amid the trade dispute triggered by Trump’s tariffs on Brazilian products.
The pressure to impose sanctions also met with resistance from the United States Treasury itself. Sources heard by the Washington Post said that some of the agency’s technicians warned of the risk of undermining U.S. credibility in defending democracy, since the sanction would be politically motivated, in retaliation for judicial decisions affecting Bolsonaro and his allies.
https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/07/30/u-s-sanctions-brazilian-justice-alexandre-de-moraes-based-on-the-magnitsky-act/
I wonder how much of this is due to a vendetta by Trump against Brazil because of their treatment of their own clone of Trump, Bolisnaro?
more rejoicing
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-12/brazil-bolsonaro-guilty-of-coup-charges/105765198