Second round of Brazil's presidential election begins

The second round of Brazil's presidential election began at 8 a.m. Brasilia time today, with voters set to choose the next president between Workers' Party candidate and incumbent President Lula and Liberal Party candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Bolsonaro. The second round is scheduled to end at 5 p.m. that day, and the election results are expected to be released on the evening of the 25th Brasilia time. A poll released on the 22nd by Brazil's mainstream consulting firm Datafolha showed that in the second round, based on valid votes, support for both Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro stood at 50%.