Brazilian general election 0 ▲ Whatever the Wind Brings 1 hour ago · Politics · hide · 0 comments Today, Brazilians vote for president, 2/3 of the Senate, and the lower house. I'm not only hoping that younger Bolsonaro does not get elected, but also hoping that people do not make far-right candidates a majority in the Senate and the lower house. Sadly, as with mostly everywhere else in the world, social networks are making reality a bit nebulous for people who "don't follow politics" or "don't care about politics", so it's hard to say how it will go. In any case, we'll have the results a few hours after the polling stations close today. Thank god for the voting machines, so we don't have to spend weeks living in anxiety waiting for the counting to finish. Fun fact: Brazil has been using voting machines since the 90s. As far as I know, it's the only country in the world doing that for 100% of the population, and the whole system is said to be extremely safe by international observers. I've seen people from developed countries saying that it can't be done, but well, developing… No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.