At halfway stage incumbent’s lead is almost wiped out despite fears of voter supression
Brazil election results tracker
A glimmer of hope from the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips. Lula is currently (just) ahead in the bellwether state Minas Gerais:
Your bit of trivia for the day is that the term “bellwether” comes from the leading sheep of a flock, which would have a bell on its neck.