Brazil Counts Votes in 2026 Election Runoff
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Brazil is having an election in 2026.
People are voting for president.
This is the second round. It is called a runoff.
A runoff happens when no one wins the first time.
Workers are counting the votes now.
This is called vote counting.
People can see the results in real time.
Real time means the results come very fast.
One place with results is Minas Gerais.
Minas Gerais is a big state in Brazil.
Another result came from a small town called Constantina.
Constantina is in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
A school there is used as a polling station.
A polling station is a place where people vote.
Each polling station belongs to a voting zone.
The zone in Constantina is zone number 146.
People across Brazil are watching the results today.
Vocabulary7 words
- election
- a time when people vote to choose a leader
- runoff
- a second vote between the top two people
- vote counting
- checking how many votes each person got
- real time
- happening right now, very fast
- state
- a big part of a country
- polling station
- a place where people go to vote
- zone
- a small area used for voting
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1. A presidential election runoff 2. — 3. Constantina, Rio Grande do Sul
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Brazil is having an _____ in 2026.
People are voting for _____.
This is the second round. It is called a _____.
Workers are counting the votes now.
People can see the results in _____ _____.
One place with results is Minas Gerais.
Minas Gerais is a big _____ in Brazil.
A school there is used as a _____ _____.
The zone in Constantina is zone number _____.
People across Brazil are watching the results today.
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