People in Brazil vote for a new president. It is a run-off. That means: There are 2 candidates. These 2 politicians get the most votes in round 1. One candidate is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He is the current president. People call him Lula. He is 80 years old. He belongs to the left Arbeiter-Partei. Lula wants to spend more money for poor people. He also wants to protect the rain-forest better.
The other candidate is Flavio Bolsonaro. He is 45 years old. He is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Flavio Bolsonaro belongs to a right party. He wants to fight criminals harder. He wants to spend less money from the state. His father sits in prison now. Flavio wants to free his father if he wins. The race is very close. In round 1 Flavio Bolsonaro has slightly more votes than Lula.
On election day there are many problems. Many buses in large cities do not drive. Lula says: That is on purpose. Someone wants to stop poor people from voting. The weather is also bad. There is heavy rain and floods. Therefore voting stations stay open 2 hours longer. A court decides this. Around 159 million people may vote in Brazil. First results are expected soon. Both politicians wait in different cities for the numbers.
