59 points JumpCrisscross 1 hour ago 18 comments

tefkah 1 hour ago | parent

Thank fuck

breakyerself 1 hour ago | parent

Thank God. The Amazon gets to borrow a little more time.

rhoads 1 hour ago | parent

I really wish neither would win and both would be barred from running again. But since that won't happen, let's just keep looking for opportunities abroad

loloquwowndueo 1 hour ago | parent

Why?

Who would you rather have seen running instead?

readthenotes1 1 hour ago | parent

Is no one under 80 competent to lead the country?

Asking for a friend...

mgfist 1 hour ago | parent

Fabio is the son, Jair Bolsonaro is the past president.

thiagotomei 1 hour ago | parent

We did it! ^^

bguberfain 1 hour ago | parent

This was the first time I saw a major mainstream media outlet prominently feature a statistical predictive model live during the vote count (and it was spot on): https://www.estadao.com.br/politica/eleicoes/em-tempo-real-p...

ceejayoz 1 hour ago | parent

The New York Times has "the needle" for major elections.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/...

shmerl 1 hour ago | parent

What's his deal with being pro-Putin? Kind of weird unless it's the usual corruption.

MiroslavPokorny 1 hour ago | parent

Most south americans consider imperialism from the north the major concern today as yesterday and think the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

ceejayoz 50 minutes ago | parent

Plus, tankies are a thing.

JumpCrisscross 1 hour ago | parent

> What's his deal with being pro-Putin?

Currently looks smart. Brazil’s one security concern is seemingly in Putin’s pocket.

thimabi 1 hour ago | parent

Once again, a clear anti-Bolsonaro vote from the majority of the electorate. Lula won because he got last-minute support from the moderates and even some right-wingers. It certainly does not feel like a victory of the left.

Now he will face a much bigger opposition in Congress and therefore will have to find a middle ground.

I expect his policies to move even further to the right. This might pave the way for his vice-president Alckmin, a historical right-winger, to run in the 2030 elections — likely against São Paulo’s governor Tarcísio de Freitas, also a right-winger and considered more moderate than the Bolsonaros despite being associated with them.

augusto-moura 56 minutes ago | parent

Why was this flagged? It seems relevant

ceejayoz 51 minutes ago | parent

There've been a half dozen of these popping onto the home page; probably flagged as dupes.

2OEH8eoCRo0 35 minutes ago | parent

Congrats Brazil!

Why the flagging?

ChrisArchitect 19 minutes ago | parent