00:00As Brazil heads to a runoff after a tight first runoff, our special envoy in Rio de Janeiro, Belén de
00:06los Santos, has sought reactions to the results. Let's see.
00:11The first round in Brazil closed with far-right Flávio Bolsonaro in the lead over President Lula da Silva by
00:17a margin of just under two percentage points.
00:20Both now head into the runoff with the odds favoring the Liberal Party.
00:25It was alarming. We didn't imagine.
00:28It was alarming. We didn't imagine that there would be this result. We knew it would be tight, but we
00:32have hope too.
00:38Sadness, depression, suffering. It's very, very bad to find yourself in a far-right country where the candidate in front
00:44of you is a bad person.
00:47I'm happy, I'm younger, but with a lot of experience in the market, with a lot of hope.
00:52Speaking of Lula and Flávio, my vote is Flávio.
00:58Although the turnout was similar to recent elections, many see the key to the runoff in the tens of millions
01:03who did not vote.
01:05I believe we have to look for those who didn't vote.
01:10The abstention rate was very high. There were 33 million people who didn't vote.
01:16Others say that campaigns' abilities to communicate clearly will be decisive in winning back people's confidence.
01:22We need to hear. We want the candidates to express their positions and tell us what they have to offer.
01:30For the left, the path is particularly steep.
01:33Still, with less than three weeks to go and a margin of less than two points, many are ready to
01:39intensify their efforts.
01:42I would like to have hope to try to fight, to change these votes, to try to show people, but
01:46my belief is that people don't want to see.
01:48They really chose this path.
01:53We need to change this picture. We can't give up the game.
01:56There are 20 days left. We have to think day and night, minute by minute, and move forward.
02:00We can't give up the militancy.
02:03The Brazilian runoff will take place on October 25th, to decide the next president of the region's largest economy.
02:11Belen de los Santos, for tell us your English from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
