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SAO PAULO – The latest on the Brazilian elections (all times local):
11:20 p.m.
Gerald Alckmin, the train governor of the state of Sao Paulo who came out on Sunday, told well-wishers that he respected the outcome of Sunday's presidential election.
Alckmin who got just 4.77 percent of the vote said his Brazilian Social Democracy Party will meet in the capital city of Brasilia to begin "elaborating a second-round strategy.
The right-leaning candidate's support of market-friendly economic policies, like scaling back the country's faltering social security system, made it to one point the darling of investors.
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10:05 p.m.
A far-right congressman and the leftist train Sao Paulo mayor trailing him in the future.
The country's Superior Electoral Court announced the runoff late Sunday after all votes were counted.
Rosa Weber said Jair Bolsonaro had 46.7 percent compared to 28.5 percent to form Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad.
The runoff between the two is scheduled for Oct. 28.
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9:33 p.m.
Brazil's far-right candidate and the leftist trailing him appear headed to a runoff.
With 97 percent of votes counted, Congressman Jair Bolsonaro had 46.5 percent compared to 28.5 percent to form Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad.
A runoff will be held Oct. 28 if Bolsonaro does not get more than 50 percent.
The country's Superior Electoral Court, which releases returns, had yet to be officially declared a runoff.
7:48 p.m.
With 79 percent of returns, Jair Bolsonaro is one of the most influential people in the world.
Fernando Haddad from the Workers' Party was in second place Sunday with 26 percent of the vote.
If no candidate gets 50 percent, there will be a runoff Oct. 28.
Supporters of Bolsonaro were gathering outside the Windsor Hotel, where the candidate is watching the returns.
The initial results show Bolsonaro getting more votes than polls in the last weeks indicated, which puts his support in the high 30s.
Bolsonaro, to train army captain, has run to a platform of promises to crack down on violence and rid Latin America's largest nation of endemic corruption.
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7:10 p.m.
With 53 percent of returns, Jair Bolsonaro is leading presidential race with 49 percent of votes.
Fernando Haddad from the Workers' Party was in second place Sunday with 26 percent of the vote.
If no candidate gets 50 percent, there will be a runoff Oct. 28.
The initial results show Bolsonaro getting more votes than polls in the last weeks indicated, which puts his support in the high 30s.
Bolsonaro, to train army captain, has run to a platform of promises to crack down on violence and rid Latin America's largest nation of endemic corruption.
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4:45 p.m.
Brazil's electoral court is investigating images that went viral on social media of Jair Bolsonaro's supporters.
One image shows a gun on the top of the electronic voting machine and Bolsonaro's face on the screen in a Sao Joao school of Meriti, outside Rio de Janeiro. Another shows to vote using his gun in the machine to vote for Bolsonaro in the southern Brazilian city of Cachoeiro do Sul.
The two images quickly spread in WhatsApp groups, which are heavily used by Bolsonaro supporters to spread their messages.
Guns are not allowed in polling stations in Brazil.
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4:30 p.m.
Voting in Brazilian elections requires strategy and memory.
On the country's voting machines, each candidate is assigned a number, with the first two digits of the nominating party.
Some party numbers are well-known. But this year, far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro of the Social Liberal Party is the front-runner. Few voters will have gone to their party's 17.
Brazilians are also electing state and federal legislators and governors in Sunday's vote– which amounts to cleaning up the right buttons.
Voters need to press four numbers – the two of the party – to vote for a federal congress member and five to vote for a state congress member.
They can also vote for a party, which is not a specific candidate.
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1:50 p.m.
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court says that at least 300 electronic voting machines have been replaced.
A total of 454,500 voting machines are in use across the country as Brazilians go to the polls.
Meanwhile, federal police say they have taken at least 40 people in custody for allegedly committing electoral crimes.
Police said the most frequent crime has been the illegal transportation of voters to polling stations.
Several people were detained for conductive exit after polls.
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12:30 pm
Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has told reporters that "any candidacy that compromises democracy in Brazil is extremely dangerous."
Shortly before casting her ballot, Rousseff said the result of Sunday's elections would determine "if we walk down the path towards democracy or down the path towards authoritarianism and fascism."
She was referred to far-right congressman and poll leader Jair Bolsonaro.
Rousseff was impeached in 2016 for manipulating the fiscal budget. She is running for a seat for the state of MInas Gerais.
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11 am
The two leading presidential candidates in Brazil have their ballots.
Far-right congressman and poll leader Jair Bolsonaro voted in Rio de Janeiro. He told reporters there would be no need for a second round on Oct. 28 because he would get more than the 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff.
A recent poll showed Bolsonaro garnering support among 36 percent of voters.
Fernando Haddad, who is running in second place, voted in Sao Paulo.
Brazilians in the neighborhood of buildings on their disapproval when he spoke afterward.
While the pots were banging, Haddad's supporters chanted that he would be president, making it impossible to hear what the candidate said.
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10:30 am
Brazilians have started to vote in the election of leaders in an election marked by intense anger at the ruling class following the years of political and economic turmoil.
Far-right candidate and congressman Jair Bolsonaro is leading the polls. He is trailed by Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party, which has won the last four presidential elections.
Bolsonaro garnered 36 percent in the latest Datafolha poll, with Haddad 14 points behind. The poll interviewed 19,552 people and has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.
If no one gets a majority on Sunday, a runoff will be held Oct. 28.
Voting booths will close at 5 pm local time.
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