The first debate of the second round of the presidential election, held on the night of October 16 by Band, CNN, UOL, Folha de S.Paulo and TV Cultura, moved the conversation on Twitter. The event was the first time that candidates Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have met face to face since the debates of the first round.

On October 16, from 8 pm (beginning of the debate) to midnight, the topics most commented on by people on Twitter were: corruption, education, economy, environmental issues and violence. The range analyzed includes conversations that continued after the event, which ended around 10pm.

This debate was the first in which the environmental issue reached the list of the five most commented topics, in response to the two candidates’ statements about deforestation in the Amazon. 

Also from 8pm to midnight, the emojis most used by people in election Tweets were 

The debate was also broadcast live on Twitter, on the  @UOLNoticias profile , with more than half a million viewers.

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Gisele Simões