The mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) sent to Brazil to observe the elections this Sunday praised all the phases of the organization of the elections.
The preliminary report of the observation mission, headed by the former Foreign Minister of Paraguay, Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, assessed that the elections took place in order and normally” despite the “context of high tension and polarization that surrounded the campaign.
«The Superior Electoral Court (TSE) delivered results in a professional and timely manner and it was determined that there will be a second round on October 30. The results were recognized by all political actors”, highlights the preliminary report.
In recent months, the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has repeatedly questioned the reliability of the electoral system, but this Sunday he did not question the results of the elections, which placed him as the second most voted candidate.
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who received 48.4% of the votes, and Bolsonaro (43.2%) will compete for the Presidency in a second round of elections on October 30.
The only caveat that the OAS mission noted in its report was the fact that “once again women will continue to be markedly underrepresented in the main political decision-making spaces” in Brazil.
In the Chamber of Deputies, 91 women were elected to 513 seats; in the Senate, four for 27 seats at stake; and two governors among the 27 regional executives of the country.
The OAS mission, which will also act in the second round of the elections, is made up of 53 observers and specialists of 17 nationalities, who were present this Sunday in 16 regions of Brazil and in three cities abroad.
In addition to the OAS, the Brazilian elections were observed by missions from the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) and the Inter-American Union of Electoral Organizations (Uniore), among other organizations. EFE
