Politics · Brazil · 5 hrs ago
Brazilian voters in Japan begin voting in presidential run-off
Brazilian voters in Japan have begun casting ballots in the country’s presidential run-off.
More than 88,000 people are eligible to vote across Japan, including about 30,000 under the jurisdiction of the Brazilian consulate in Tokyo.
The run-off is between Flávio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and voters abroad choose only the president and vice-president.
In the first round in Japan, Bolsonaro received nearly five times as many votes as Lula, with 24,601 and 5,234 votes respectively.
Voting in Tokyo and Oizumi was reported to be calm and running smoothly, with no crowds or difficulties reported.
Overseas votes will be counted and released after polls close in Brazil at 5 p.m.
Sunday Brasília time.
Brazilian voters abroad began casting ballots in the 2026 presidential election’s second round in Wellington, New Zealand, at 16:00 Brasília time on Saturday, October 24.
The second round will decide Brazil’s next president and is scheduled for Sunday, October 25.
A total of 3,130 Brazilian voters are eligible to vote in Wellington.
Voting in New Zealand is scheduled to end at 01:00 Brasília time on Sunday.
More than 918,000 Brazilians are eligible to vote at 186 locations abroad.
- Who
- Brazilian voters living abroad, including 3,130 eligible voters in Wellington.
- What
- Voting began in the second round of Brazil’s presidential election.
- When
- Saturday, October 24, at 16:00 Brasília time in Wellington.
- Where
- Wellington, New Zealand.
- Why
- To choose Brazil’s next president.
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Voting began in Wellington, the first overseas polling location to open.
Voting in New Zealand was scheduled to end.
Brazil’s second-round presidential election was scheduled to take place.
- Wellington eligible voters
- 3,130
- Overseas eligible voters
- More than 918,000
- Overseas polling locations
- 186
- First voting time
- October 24 at 16:00 Brasília time
- New Zealand voting end
- October 25 at 01:00 Brasília time