Ground Truth Briefing | The Day After: Implications of the Presidential Runoff Results in Brazil. Former army captain rides wave of discontent over corruption, crime and economic downturn to win presidency. In this article, we have compiled presidential polls and electoral results of every race since 1989 – when Brazil had a record 22 candidates. Part of the 2018 Brazilian Election Portal. Share Print.

Profile: Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's far-right president.

Direct presidential elections are held in Brazil as part of the general elections every four years, typically in October.

Presidential elections since 1989 Since 1989, Brazilians have been able to choose their president directly.

The current electoral law provides for a two-round system in which a candidate must receive more than 50% of the vote to win in the first round; if no candidate passes the 50% threshold, a run-off is held between the top two candidates. Ground Truth Briefing | The Day After: Implications of the Presidential Runoff Results in Brazil100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment: "Largest Expansion of Democracy in U.S. History"Why Are Algerians Protesting? 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Odds Jair Bolsonaro, presidential candidate with the Social Liberal Party, gives a thumbs up after voting in the presidential runoff election in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. According to the official results of the first round of the presidential election, held on Sunday, Bolsonaro received 46.03 percent of the votes while Haddad got 29.28 percent. From 1894 on, elections were held every four years. Article. Far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro has won a sweeping victory in Brazil's presidential election. This was the last election under the military regime.

The former army captain won 55.2% of the vote against 44.8% for …

Jair Bolsonaro, presidential candidate with the Social Liberal Party, waves after voting Sunday in the presidential runoff election in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On October 29, 2018 at 3:00 – 4:00. SAO PAULO – The Latest on Brazil's presidential runoff (all times local): 3:00 p.m. The Brazil Institute—the only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington—works to foster understanding of Brazil’s complex reality and to support more consequential relations between Brazilian and U.S. institutions in all sectors. Bolsonaro is running against leftist candidate Fernando Haddad of the Workers’ Party.

2018 Brazilian Presidential Election Results. Collection. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email. The country has held presidential elections since 1891, spanning over a period of several different republican governments and This list shows the winner of the elections and the runner-up. Our Favorite Sites to Bet on Politics. Since Rodrigues Alves, the President-elect, caught the A second election was scheduled for 1938, but it did not happen due to the 1937 Revolution, under which After Vargas was forced to resign in 1945, a new state was born under a The two-party system ended in 1979 and many other parties were created. Both candidates fell short of the 50 percent needed to win the election and are set to take part in the runoff on October 28. Overall, only a small portion of the population voted.The very first president was elected indirectly by the Congress. Previous Next. It’s Not against Bouteflika.Pressure Mounting in Venezuela: Can Maduro Survive?2018 Brazilian Election Results: Initial Takeaways on Political Renewal and the Role of WomenSummary of "Correndo Riscos" (Running Risks) by Sergio Fausto, orginally published in Piauí On the eve of an Oct. 7 election that will select the final two presidential candidates from a field of 13, Brazilians are divided, disillusioned and incensed. Now, Biden is a -135 favorite to win the 2020 U.S. presidential election, with Trump coming back at +115, and Harris will be Biden’s running mate after the former Delaware senator chose her to be his vice-presidential candidate. Brazil Elections 2018.