| |
|
Brazil 1989 Presidential Election
|
Date of Election
|
December
17, 1989 (Second Round)
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Fernando
Collor de Mello (PRN - National Reconstruction Party) |
-
|
53%
|
| Luíz
Inácio Lula da Silva (PT - Workers' Party) |
-
|
47%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1991, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1991.
| Population
Size |
142
306 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
82
074 718
|
|
Total Votes
|
72
280 909
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
88.1%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
6.4%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Brazil. [Internet]. International IDEA. 18 October 2001. |
