Brazilian voters in New Zealand close runoff voting in presidential election

Brazilian voters in New Zealand finished casting ballots in the presidential runoff on Sunday, with polls closing at 1am Brasília time. The vote pits incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. Voting in New Zealand was the first to close globally, with results from local electronic ballot boxes already released. Brazilians abroad must be up to date with electoral obligations to participate, and voters shared photos of polling stations on social media. The overseas vote will continue for over 29 hours due to time zones, ending Sunday night in Canada. Nearly 919,000 voters are eligible across 134 countries, though turnout abroad was just 43.6% in the 2022 first round.