00:00Brazil's Superior Electoral Court, there are more than 15 8 million registered voters in this election,
00:07one 4% more than in 2022.
00:10Throughout the country, there are more than 15 17,000 polling places
00:14spread across 5 15 151 municipalities and 18 6 cities abroad.
00:23Voter abstention in the first round reached 2107 percent.
00:27About 33 4 million eligible voters did not cast a ballot,
00:32and this group has become the main target of both campaigns for the second round.
00:41In the first round, Flavio Bolsonaro received 47 23 percent of the vote and took the lead,
00:48while Lula received 45 5 16 percent.
00:52Neither candidate exceeded 50 percent, so both advanced to the second round.
01:00The key feature of this runoff is the strong consolidation of the electorate.
01:05Polls indicate that 98 percent of those who voted for Flavio in the first round
01:10say they will support him again in the second round,
01:13and that 98 percent of Lula's voters are equally loyal.
01:19It is the undecided voters who will truly determine the outcome.
01:25The latest data show that the percentage of voters who have not yet decided
01:29how they will vote in the runoff has doubled from 7 percent to 4 percent.
01:35Lula's campaign team filed a lawsuit with the Superior Electoral Court
01:39accusing the Meta and Equus platforms of favoring Bolsonaro through their algorithms.
01:44The lawsuit alleges that the average reach of Bolsonaro's posts is nearly three times that of Lula's.
01:52The lawsuit also points to the existence of a network of i-generated accounts
01:57that, in one month, posted more than 1-200 videos without identifying their source
02:03and gained 58 Dice Million views.
02:06Meta acknowledges that there was a technical glitch,
02:09but denies any intention to interfere in the elections.
02:14Allegations of foreign interference also loom over this runoff election.
02:19Lula's team denounces the sudden suspension of in-person services
02:23at the U.S. Embassy and consulates in Brazil
02:27just before the first round and alleged funding of far-right groups
02:31to attack the Electoral Court.
02:33Washington denies the accusations,
02:36but 31 U.S. Democratic congresspeople have jointly demanded
02:40that the Trump administration explain its pressure tactics against Brazil.
02:46With millions of voters heading to the polls
02:49and a race that's nearly tied as it enters the final stretch,
02:53Brazil's second round is shaping up
02:56to be a decisive test for the country's democracy.
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