巴西周日投票選舉總統 數以百萬計巴西人投票

Millions of Brazilians are going to the polls Sunday to vote in the presidential race that is expected to result in a runoff campaign and election later this month.

數以百萬計的巴西人星期天將在總統選舉中投票，預計這個月晚些時候還將進行決選的競選和投票。

Analysts say President Dilma Rousseff, who is seeking a second term, is seen as the top vote getter in Sunday's poll, but she is not likely to win the absolute majority needed to avoid a runoff.

分析人士表示，爭取第二個任期的迪爾瑪・羅塞芙，被認爲在星期天的投票中會得票最多，但是不可能獲得避免決選所需要的絕對多數票。

Ms. Rousseff has two main rivals. Marina Silva is a hero of the global conservation movement and is a ruling party defector now with the Brazilian Socialist Party. Social Democrat Aecio Neves is a senator and former state governor.

羅塞芙總統有兩位主要的對手。瑪瑞納・席爾瓦是全球環保運動的英雄，脫離執政黨轉投巴西社會主義黨。社會民主黨的阿埃西奧・內韋斯是位參議員和前州長。

Critics say President Rousseff can count on support from Brazil's working class, thanks to generous social welfare programs initiated during the two terms of her hugely popular predecessor and political godfather, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

批評人士說，羅塞芙總統可以依賴巴西勞工階層的選票，受益於她的廣受歡迎的前任和政治教父席爾瓦總統兩個任期內啓動的慷慨的社會福利項目。