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SAO PAULO – Latest news on the second round of the Brazilian presidential election:
17:00.
Polling stations in most of Brazil are closing as the country's presidential election draws to a close.
Polling stations are closed at 5:00 pm local time in all but one of the far west states, although those in line can still vote.
Due to time zone differences, the polls close two hours later in the state of Acre, on the border with Peru and Bolivia.
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16.30.
The outgoing President of Brazil, Michel Temer, said his government was ready to hand over to the new government elected in Sunday's election.
Temer voted in Sao Paulo and told reporters that the transition would begin "tomorrow or the day after tomorrow".
He said the transition would be "calm and quiet" and that the president-elect's team would receive "almost all the information regarding what had been done and what remained to be done".
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3:00 p.m..
The bitterness of the campaign for the presidential elections in Brazil does not seem to have spilled over the vote itself.
The head of the Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States said that the vote was conducted in a climate of "tranquility and normalcy".
Costa Rica's former president, Laura Chinchilla, said members of the mission were "witnessing no report of violence or any other difficulty".
The president of the high electoral court also said Sunday's elections were peaceful across the country.
Rosa Weber says that "tranquility gives me a feeling of happiness. It is a celebration of democracy. "
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12:45
Brazil's two presidential candidates voted with millions of other Brazilians.
Jair Bolsonaro, former far right captain of the army, voted in a military complex in Rio de Janeiro, surrounded by security members and supporters who shouted his name. He did not speak to the press.
Fernando Haddad, of the Left Labor Party, voted in Sao Paulo and said "confident we can win".
Bolsonaro had a strong lead in the polls, but Haddad received a series of last-minute recommendations before Sunday's vote.
Among them was Joaquim Barbosa, a former People's Court judge of the Supreme Court, who tweeted that Bolsonaro's candidacy had frightened him.
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10:20
The vote for the presidency is in full swing in the largest nation in Latin America.
Voters choose between the far-right MP Jair Bolsonaro and the former mayor of Sao Paulo, Fernando Haddad.
Polls before Sunday's vote showed Bolsonaro a 10% advantage. Nevertheless, the race seemed to be closing because a few weeks before, Bolsonaro had a lead of 18 points.
Bolsonaro voted in Rio de Janeiro, which he represents in Congress. Haddad is expected to vote later on Sunday in Sao Paulo.
In the first round of voting on 7 October, Bolsonaro won 46% of the vote, compared to 29% for Haddad.
Bolsonaro has promised to fight crime and restore the economy. Haddad promised the continuation of many progressive policies of his workers party, which ruled from 2003 to 2016.
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