Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he would run for the presidency again, but was arrested for money laundering and found guilty. On August 1, 2018, the Higher Electoral Court Minister, Luiz Fux, confirmed the decision that the former president Lula is ineligible to run for elections in 2018.
The following candidates advanced to the second round as they were placed in the top two candidates following the voting:
The following candidates were eliminated in the first round of the election as they were placed third or lower in the final votes:
Vice President of Brazil
The Vice President of Brazil (), officially the Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil ("Vice Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil") is the second-highest government official in the executive branch of the government of Brazil.
The Vice President's main job is to replace the president on the event of their death, resignation, or impeachment, and to temporarily take over the presidential powers and duties while the President is abroad, or unable to carry out his or her duties.
The Vice President is elected with the president as his or her running mate.
There are three living former vice presidents. The most recent former president to die was Marco Maciel (1995–2002), June 12, 2021.
Marco Maciel
Marco Antônio de Oliveira Maciel (21 July 1940 – 12 June 2021) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and law school professor. He was the 22nd Vice President of Brazil from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2002. He worked alongside President Fernando Henrique Cardoso in the 1994 and 1998 general elections.
He was a founder of the conservative PFL party, former ARENA.
Marco Maciel was married to Ana Maria Maciel and had three sons. He was also a practising Roman Catholic.
Maciel died on 12 June 2021 from multiple organ failure caused by COVID-19 in Brasília at the age of 80.
Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff
The impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the 36th President of Brazil, began on 2 December 2015 with a petition for her impeachment accepted by Eduardo Cunha, then president of the Chamber of Deputies. It continued into late 2016.
Rousseff, more than 12 months into her second four-year term, was charged with criminal administrative misconduct for the federal budget in violation of article 85 of the Constitution of Brazil.
Rousseff was formally impeached on 17 April 2016. On 12 May, the Senate voted to suspend Rousseff's powers for the duration of the trial, and Vice President Michel Temer became acting president. On 31 August 2016, the Senate removed President Rousseff from office by a 61–20 vote. Temer was sworn in as the 37th President of Brazil.
Ciro Gomes
Ciro Ferreira Gomes (born 6 November 1957 in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and academic. He is a member of the Democratic Labor Party (PDT). He is the PDT's presidential candidate in the 2018 Brazilian election.
Geraldo Alckmin
Geraldo José Rodrigues de Alckmin Filho () (born in Pindamonhangaba, November 7, 1952) is a Brazilian politician. He is the PSDB's presidential candidate in the 2018 Brazilian elections. He is pro-business and works with the political and financial establishment.
Pindamonhangaba
Pindamonhangaba is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the Paraíba valley, between the two most active production regions in the country, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
This place name comes from the Old Tupi language meaning "where hooks are made" or, according to a different meanings, "where the river bends".
Álvaro Dias
Álvaro Dias (born December 7, 1944) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Paraná in the Federal Senate since 1999. He was the governor of Paraná. He is a member of Podemos. He was born in Quatá, São Paulo.
Dias is a member of PODE and is the party's presidential candidate in the 2018 election.
João Amoêdo
João Dionisio Filgueira Barreto Amoêdo (born 22 October 1962), also known as João Amoêdo, is a Brazilian engineer and politician. He is one of the founders of the New Party (NOVO). He was the president of the party from September 2015 to July 2017. He is the party's presidential candidate in the 2018 election.
Henrique Meirelles
Henrique de Campos Meirelles (born August 31, 1945) is a Brazilian politician. He is the former Minister of the Economy and former president of Central Bank of Brazil from 2003 to 2011.
He is also a member of the board of directors of Azul Brazilian Airlines.
In 2017, Meirelles launched his presidential campaign as a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement in the 2018 election.
Guilherme Boulos
Guilherme Castro Boulos (São Paulo, 1982) is a Brazilian politician, militant, professor and writer. He is a member of the National Coordination of Homeless Workers' Movement and is known as one of the main far-left leaders in Brazil.
Boulos is the (PSOL) candidate for the presidency of Brazil in the 2018 general election. He joined PSOL in 2018.
Jarrod Lyle
Jarrod Lyle (21 August 1981 – 8 August 2018) was an Australian professional golfer. He was born in Shepparton, Victoria. Lyle won twice on the 2008 Nationwide Tour. He played many seasons on the PGA Tour. His best finish being tied for 4th place in the 2012 Northern Trust Open.
In 2012, Lyle was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. As a result his playing time was limited and in July 2018, Lyle decided to stop treatment. He died on 8 August 2018 from the disease in Torquay, Victoria at the age of 36.
Felicia Farr
Felicia Farr (born Olive Dines, October 4, 1932) is a former American actress and model. She was born in Westchester County, New York.
Farr is known for her roles in Billy Wilder's "Kiss Me, Stupid" (1964) with Dean Martin and Ray Walston, as Walter Matthau's daughter-in-law in "Kotch"; the Don Siegel bank-heist movie "Charley Varrick" (1973) and other appearances on "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour", "Bonanza", "Ben Casey", "Burke's Law", and many others.
From 1962 until his death in 2001, she was married to Jack Lemmon.
Room (2015 movie)
Room is a 2015 Canadian-Irish-British-American independent drama movie directed by Lenny Abrahamson and written by Emma Donoghue. It is based on her 2010 novel of the same name. The movie was filmed in Toronto.
It stars Brie Larson as a woman who has been held captive for seven years. It also stars Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and William H. Macy with Wendy Crewson.
At the 88th Academy Awards, "Room" received four nominations, including Best Picture, and winning Best Actress for Larson.
Jacob Tremblay
Jacob Tremblay (; born October 5, 2006) is a Canadian child actor. His breakout performance was his starring role as Jack Newsome in "Room" (2015). He went on to play August Pullman in the drama "Wonder" (2017). In 2019, he starred as Max in the adult comedy "Good Boys".
July 2018 Lombok earthquake
A M 6.4 earthquake struck the island of Lombok on the morning of 29 July 2018 at a shallow depth of . Large damage was reported in the area, and authorities said that 20 people were killed in the earthquake while hundreds were injured.
The epicentre was located in Sembalun Subdistrict, East Lombok Regency. The earthquake was a foreshock for the more powerful 6.9 earthquake which struck the island a week later.
5 August 2018 Lombok earthquake
On 5 August 2018, a major earthquake measuring M 6.9 (7.0 on Richter scale) struck the island of Lombok, Indonesia. It was the main shock following its foreshock, a nearby 6.4 earthquake on 29 July.
The epicentre was located inland, near Loloan Village in North Lombok Regency. The earthquake caused tsunamis across the coastal region of the city. In the aftermath of the earthquake 259 people were confirmed killed while more than 1,400 were confirmed injured. More than 165,000 people were displaced.
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