As of 12:00 noon this Sunday, October 2, according to Brasilia time, Brazilian voters in 59 countries had already closed their ballots to elect the next president of Brazil.
This was reported by the Superior Electoral Court of BrazilThe official publication of the results will only be made after 5:00 p.m., when voting closes throughout the country. Although it is important to remember that the results at each polling station may be consulted by the voters themselves through the ballot box.
Among the countries that closed voting at 12:00 noon are: South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Qatar, China, Hong Kong Province of China, Cyprus, South Korea, Denmark, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Philippines, Finland, France, Greece, Netherlands, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait and Lebanon.
In addition to Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Poland, Kenya, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia (Russian Federation), Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Taiwan, Tanzania, East Timor, Turkey, Vietnam and Zambia.
This year, more than 697 thousand Brazilian voters are eligible to vote abroad, who can only vote for President of the Republic.
The number of overseas voters was an increase of 39.21 percent over 2018, when the last General Election was held. Voting takes place in 181 foreign cities.
It is worth noting that, according to a decision of the Brazilian Plenum of December 2021, it was determined the standardization of voting hours throughout the country. This means that, in Brazil, polling stations will open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 5:00 p.m., Brasília time, provided there are no voters in line.
Consequently, states with a time zone different from that of the Brazilian capital will have to adapt to the measure, as provided for in TSE Resolution No. 23.669, which deals with the general acts of the electoral process. The polling stations in Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Roraima opened one hour earlier, that is, at 7:00 a.m. local time.
A good part of the sections of the state of Amazonas also began voting at 7:00 am. However, as some localities follow the Acre time zone, in these places, the work of collecting votes from the electorate began two hours in advance, that is, at 6:00 am.
This article was produced with the support of the organization Global Exchange in collaboration with Peninsula 360 Press.
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