Aloisio Milani
Reporter - Agencia Brasil

Port-au-Prince (Haiti) – Brazilian troops were responsible for the security of 88 voting centers in the Haitian capital, as well as other 26 in the interior of the country, this Tuesday (7), during elections to choose new Congress representatives and the new President. According to the Commander of the Infantry Battalion of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force, colonel Luiz Augusto Santiago, no severe incident was registered in the area under Brazilian responsibility. The Provisional Electoral Council estimates that 80% of registered voters did vote this Tuesday.

All 1,050 Brazilian soldiers in Haiti worked during the country’s election day ensuring security at voting centers.

Translation: Andréa Alves