Lula beats Bolsonaro among Brazilians abroad in 62 countries

g1.globo.com (Portuguese) —

Brazilian President Lula (PT) won the presidential runoff among Brazilians living abroad, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) in 62 countries and territories to Bolsonaro's 38. Lula received 200,154 votes (53.86%) versus 171,497 (46.14%) for Bolsonaro. Voting abroad occurred in 186 cities across 134 countries, with 381,443 of over 916,000 eligible voters casting ballots, an abstention rate of 58.37%. Compared to the first round, results flipped in six countries and ten cities, with about 40,000 more voters participating. Regionally, Lula won Europe, Oceania, and Africa, while Bolsonaro took the Americas and Asia. Bolsonaro's strongest support came from the United States and Japan, while Lula led in Portugal, Argentina, and France.


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