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<France 24 #058> Brazil: Bolsonaro is on the heels of Lula, second round of the presidential election on October 30 - le 3 octobre 2022

   Today's article is about the presidential election in Brazil from France 24 dated October 3, 2022.

 

French Original

Bolsonaro talonne Lula, second tour de la présidentielle le 30 octobre

 

À l'issue du premier tour de la présidentielle au Brésil, dimanche, l'ancien président Lula a obtenu 48,4 % des voix contre 43,2 % pour le chef de l'État sortant Jair Bolsonaro, selon des résultats quasi définitifs. Le Tribunal supérieur électoral a annoncé la tenue d'un second tour le 30 octobre.

 

English Translation

Bolsonaro is on the heels of Lula, second round of the presidential election on October 30

 

At the end of the first round of the presidential election in Brazil on Sunday, former President Lula obtained 48.4% of the vote against 43.2% for the outgoing head of state Jair Bolsonaro, according to almost final results. The Superior Electoral Court announced the holding of a second round on October 30.

 

Words & Phrases

<B>

Brésil: Brazil

<C>

chef: chief

contre: against

<D>

définitif: final, definitive

<E>

état: state

<I>

issue: outcome

<O>

obtenu > obtenir: obtain

<P>

présidentielle: presidential election

<Q>

quasi: almost, nearly

<R>

résultat: result

<S>

selon: according to 

sortant: outgoing

<T>

talonne: to follow

tenue > tenir: to hold

tour: round

<V>

voix: vote