page_title: 2018 Brazilian general election
section_title: Electoral system
hierarchical_section_title: 2018 Brazilian general election / Electoral system
caption_attribution_description: English: Line to vote in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, for the first round of the Brazilian general election of 2018. Português: Fila para votação em Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul para o primeiro turno das eleições gerais brasileiras de 2018.
context_page_description: General elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 2018 to elect the President, Vice President and the National Congress. Elections for state governors and vice governors, state legislative assemblies and the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District were held at the same time.
  On 7 October 2018, Rio de Janeiro congressman Jair Bolsonaro came first in the first round of the presidential election. A run-off between him and former São Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad was held on 28 October 2018. At 22:06 GMT, with 88% reporting, Bolsonaro was declared the winner with over 50% of the popular vote.
context_section_description: Voting in Brazil is allowed for citizens over 16 years of age, and mandatory for those between 18 and 70 years of age. Those who do not vote in an election and do not later present an acceptable justification (such as being away from their voting location at the time) must pay a fine of 3.51 BRL (equivalent to 0.90 USD as of October 2018). Brazilian citizens residing abroad only vote for president.
caption: Voters lined up waiting for their turn to vote in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
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