Voting centers prepare for Brazil elections

More than 150 million Brazilians are eligible to vote for president, senator and governor as well as state and federal lawmakers. Voting is mandatory from ages 18 to 70. The electronic machines were first used in 1996 and the first nationwide, electronic-only vote took place in 2000.

Electronic voting urns were distributed and escorted to voting center across Brazil Saturday ahead Sunday's much-anticipated general elections. Today, election results are presented mere hours after polls close and no significant fraud has ever been detected.

International observers and journalists were invited to watch. Officials in both Rio and in the capital, Brasilia said plans were put in place to ensure Brazilians could vote with tranquility and safety on Sunday with thousands of security forces deployed on the streets of some capitals to ensure peace.