The campaign for the 2022 Brazilian presidential election opened on the 16th, with 11 presidential candidates competing for the presidency. As of the deadline for registration on the 15th, there were 12 presidential candidates registered with the high electoral court of Brazil, including the candidate of the Liberal Party, the current president bosonaro, the candidate of the labor party, the candidate of the former President Lula and the Democratic Labor Party, and the former finance minister Gomes. On the 16th, a candidate announced his withdrawal from the election. According to the results of the poll released by the Brazilian consulting agency on the 15th, Lula leads the first round of the poll with a support rate of 44%, while bosonaro has a support rate of 32%, and the support rates of other candidates are low. According to the schedule announced by the high electoral court of Brazil, from the 16th, presidential candidates can hold election activities and conduct media publicity. The first round of voting for the 2022 Brazilian presidential election will be held on October 2. If no candidate gets more than half of the votes, the two who get the most votes will decide in the second round of voting. A second round of voting is scheduled for 30 October. (news agency)