Jair Bolsonaro or Lula? Brazil's runoff underway amid voter suppression issues | World News

Voting in a tense runoff that pits far-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro towards leftist former chief Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is underway amid allegations of voter suppression.

Questions arose over the integrity of the vote amid experiences that Brazil's federal freeway police was conducting unlawful roadblocks of buses carrying voters throughout the northeast area the place Lula's assist is strongest.

The PRF officers have been probably searching for to suppress the vote in Lula strongholds, Reuters reported. Nonetheless, Brazil's election chief dismissed the claims saying that there have been no such circumstances of coverage bus stops stopping voters from voting.

Forward of the runoff, a number of polls confirmed the race between Jair Bolsonaro and Lula tightening whereas some predicted a win for Lula.

"Our expectation is victory, for the great of Brazil," Jair Bolsonaro stated after voting.