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Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva -- popularly known as Lula -- and his opponent Geraldo Alckmin cast their votes in Sao Paulo shortly after polls opened for Brazil's presidential run-off on Sunday (October 29). The election was largely the result of corruption scandals that raised questions about incumbent Lula's Worker's Party, contributing to his failure to garner the 50 percent majority needed to win the Oct. 1 elections outright. However, the charismatic former union leader again won the support of many in televised debates with his opponent, coming off as relaxed and savvy next to the dour, often repetitive Alckmin. Opinion polls released on the eve of the ballot showed Lula with some 61 percent of the vote against 39 percent for former Gov. Alckmin of the centrist Brazilian Social Democracy Party.
