Lula or Flávio Bolsonaro: Who Wins if There Is an Exact Tie in the Second Round?

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In an election as disputed as this year, the possibility of a tie between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) arouses curiosity from the electorate about what would happen in this scenario — which is, of course, highly unlikely. The legislation provides that, if two candidates have the same number of votes, the oldest will be declared winner. The scenario, therefore, would benefit the petist, who is 80 year…

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More than 150 million Brazilians are going to the polls this Sunday, 25, to choose the next president of the Republic. If Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) finish the second round with exactly the same number of valid votes, the Federal Constitution determines that the oldest candidate will be declared winner. In this case, Lula, 80, would win the senator, 45.The possibility gained prominence after the poll Datafolha relea…

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Understand what electoral legislation says and what criterion would be applied to define the outcome of the dispute between the two candidates

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Electoral legislation provides that, in the case of equality in the number of votes, the oldest candidate shall be considered elected