Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is running against Flavio Bolsonaro in the opening stage of the presidential contest. The nation utilizes a direct voting system where every ballot carries identical weight, operating without an electoral college.
Should any contender fail to secure an outright majority exceeding fifty percent of all valid ballots during the initial contest, a decisive second round will take place three weeks later featuring the top two finishers. Additional information is expected to emerge as the story develops.
