巴西萨尔瓦多10月31日电 —— 当巴西东北部城市萨尔瓦多的公交车上周日莫名其妙地停运时，历史老师马丁斯·马夫拉抓起车钥匙，出发去接载全城滞留的选民。
SALVADOR, Brazil, Oct 31 - When buses in the northeastern Brazilian city of Salvador inexplicably stopped running last Sunday, history teacher Martins Mafra grabbed his car keys and set off to pick up stranded voters across town.
马夫拉在巴伊亚州首府萨尔瓦多的努力，是巴西全国范围大规模动员选民行动的一部分，这场行动助力左翼总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦赢得了史无前例的第四个任期。
Mafra's efforts in Salvador, the capital of Bahia state, were part of a massive get-out-the-vote drive across Brazil that helped power leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to an unprecedented fourth term.
由于对右翼参议员弗拉维奥·博尔索纳罗在首轮选举中的领先感到震惊，卢拉的支持者们在博尔索纳罗家族可能重新掌权的预期深入人心之际迅速动员起来。他们利用创新的社交媒体倡议、免费出租车服务和基层拉票活动，确保现任总统在决选中多获得了逾1000万张选票。
Lula supporters, shocked by right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's first-round lead, quickly mobilized as the prospect sank in that the Bolsonaro clan could return to power. They used innovative social media initiatives, free taxi rides and grassroots campaigning to secure the incumbent president over 10 million more votes in the runoff.
“我是一位父亲，我从事教育工作，所以这是一个教导并表明我们能够发挥作用的机会，”马夫拉说道，他向各色支持者提供了搭车服务，“待在家里抱怨市政厅或在网上发视频是一回事，而站起来、走出门、真正做点什么则是另一回事。”
"I'm a father, and I work in education, so this was an opportunity to teach and show that we can make a difference," said Mafra, who offered rides to supporters of all stripes. "It's one thing to stay home complaining about city hall or posting videos online; it's another thing to get up, walk out the door, and actually do something."
身为身陷囹圄的前总统雅伊尔·博尔索纳罗之子，博尔索纳罗本周逃往美国，并在那里自称为巴西合法的“领袖”，对卢拉选票激增1000万张的可信度提出了质疑。
Bolsonaro, son of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, fled this week to the US, where he declared himself the legitimate "leader" of Brazil, questioning the credibility of Lula's 10 million-vote leap.
博尔索纳罗还对投票时间延长两小时提出了质疑，该延期是应卢拉竞选团队的要求、由一名卢拉任命的最高法院大法官批准的，原因是巴伊亚州的公交车暂停运营。联邦选举法院表示，博尔索纳罗的竞选团队也曾因保守倾向浓厚的南部各州遭遇降雨而寻求延长投票时间，且这一延期对结果几乎没有影响。卢拉票仓巴伊亚州是一个人口众多、支持卢拉的票仓，也是两轮投票之间弃权率降幅最大的州，在决选中有近40万名更多的人参与了投票。
Bolsonaro also questioned a two-hour voting extension, requested by Lula's campaign and granted by a Lula-appointed Supreme Court justice, due to the out-of-service buses in Bahia. Bolsonaro's campaign also sought an extension due to rains in conservative-leaning southern states, and the extension had little bearing on the result, the federal electoral court said. LULA STRONGHOLD Bahia, a populous Lula stronghold, was the state with the highest fall in abstention rates between both rounds, with nearly 400,000 more people voting in the runoff.
近四分之一的新增选民来自萨尔瓦多市。这是一座拥有250多万人口的城市，卢拉在该市的第二轮投票中获得了百分之七十三的选票。
Almost a quarter of those additional voters came from Salvador, a city of over 2.5 million people where Lula won 73% of runoff votes.
41岁的萨尔瓦多居民加布里埃尔·墨丘利（Gabriel Mercury）是协助策划这场逆转的人之一，他是巴西流行歌星丹妮拉·墨丘利（Daniela Mercury）的儿子。
Salvador resident Gabriel Mercury, 41, son of Brazilian pop star Daniela Mercury, was one of those who helped orchestrate the turnaround.
这位卢拉的选民忧心忡忡地看着这位左翼人士在第一轮投票中表现不佳，并决定为此做点什么。他首先邀请尚未做决定选民与他喝咖啡并谈论政治。随后，他向任何能说出一项曾使工人受益的博索纳罗立法提案的人提供最高2400雷亚尔（约合445.67美元）的现金奖励。没有人接受他的提议。
The Lula voter watched with concern as the leftist underperformed in the first round, and decided to do something about it. He began by inviting undecided voters to have coffee with him and talk politics. Later, he offered cash rewards of up to 2,400 reais ($445.67) to anyone who could name a single Bolsonaro legislative proposal that had benefited workers. Nobody took him up on the offer.
卢拉全面调整竞选活动 助手们表示，在表现平平的第一轮投票之后，卢拉的团队试图重启一场因内讧、信息混乱以及执政者的自满而受损的竞选活动。
LULA OVERHAULS CAMPAIGN After the underwhelming first round, Lula's team sought to reboot a campaign marred by infighting, mixed messaging and the complacency of incumbency, aides said.
这位81岁的卢拉意识到此前从未有总统候选人在首轮投票落后的情况下当选，于是他买了自己的第一部智能手机，以便在日益塑造巴西政治辩论的平台上接触巴西人。
Aware that no presidential candidate had ever been elected after trailing in the initial vote, the 81-year-old Lula bought his first ever smartphone to reach Brazilians on the platforms that increasingly shape Brazil's political debate.
与此同时，曾于2022年帮助卢拉击败雅伊尔·博索纳罗（Jair Bolsonaro）的议员安德烈·雅嫩斯（Andre Janones）迅速扩大了一个他称之为“卢拉军队”的WhatsApp频道。通过指示追随者招募朋友并在网上放大卢拉的内容，他将该频道的人数从第一轮投票前的约5万人增加到第二轮投票时的1000多万人。
Meanwhile, lawmaker Andre Janones, who helped Lula beat Jair Bolsonaro in 2022, rapidly expanded a WhatsApp channel he called "Lula's Army." By instructing followers to recruit friends and amplify Lula content online, he grew the channel from roughly 50,000 people ahead of the first round to over 10 million by the runoff.
达摩政治风险咨询公司（Dharma Political Risk Consulting）顾问克雷奥马尔·德苏扎（Creomar de Souza）表示，卢拉的团队、特别是雅嫩斯成功利用了博索纳罗的失误，让选民确信博索纳罗将威胁巴西的民主、逆转社会进步并大幅削减数百万巴西人赖以生存的福利金。
Dharma political risk consultant Creomar de Souza said Lula's team, and particularly Janones, successfully pounced on missteps by Bolsonaro to convince voters he would threaten Brazil's democracy, reverse social advances and slash welfare payments on which millions of Brazilians depend.
随着第二轮投票的临近，民调显示卢拉正在缩小与博索纳罗的差距。到了选举日，两人打成了平手。
As the runoff approached, polls showed Lula closing the gap on Bolsonaro. By election day, they were tied.
在萨尔瓦多，墨丘利开始相信卢拉能够获胜。随后，在周日清晨，萨尔瓦多的公交网络陷入瘫痪。公交闹剧 在巴西，公共当局被要求在选举日提供免费公共交通。
In Salvador, Mercury began to believe Lula could win. Then, early on Sunday, Salvador's bus network ground to a halt. BUS FIASCO In Brazil, public authorities are required to provide free public transport on election day.
巴伊亚州消费者保护局的检查人员在萨尔瓦多车场发现了944辆闲置公交车。巴伊亚州选举法院司法分析师海梅·巴雷罗斯·内托（Jaime Barreiros Neto）估计，至少有30%的车队未投入运营。
Inspectors from the Bahia consumer protection agency found 944 buses idling in Salvador depots. Jaime Barreiros Neto, the Bahia electoral court's judicial analyst, estimated at least 30% of the fleet was not operating.
雷斯（Reis）将公交停运归咎于张贴在公交车上、违反选举规则的卢拉贴纸。他在周日的新闻发布会上表示，市政府一意识到清除贴纸的工作造成了瓶颈，便立即下令放行车队。
Reis blamed the outage on Lula stickers that had been placed on buses in violation of electoral rules. As soon as city hall realized sticker removal efforts were causing a bottleneck, it immediately ordered the fleet released, he said in a press conference on Sunday.
雷斯向路透社表示，根据其政党“巴西联盟党”的决定，他在决选支持博索纳罗。他否认扣留公共交通或阻碍选民出行，并称给公交车贴贴纸耽误了车队。
Reis told Reuters he supported Bolsonaro in the runoff in accordance with his party, União Brasil. He denied detaining public transport or hindering voter mobility, saying the stickering of the buses held up the fleet.
巴伊亚州选举法院下令逮捕萨尔瓦多交通局长巴勃罗·苏za（Pablo Souza），理由是公交车缺席。该法院在次日投票结束后撤销了该逮捕令，但要求对这起事件进行调查。
Bahia’s electoral court ordered the arrest of Salvador’s transportation chief, Pablo Souza, over the absent buses. It revoked the order once voting had ended the following day, but demanded a probe into the incident.
苏za在投票日当天正在巴黎进行公务访问，他否认有不当行为。他向路透社表示，公交车的数量与第一轮投票时相同，且符合选举规定。
Souza, who was in Paris on an official visit during the day of the vote, denied wrongdoing. He told Reuters the number of buses was the same as during the first round, and in line with electoral regulations.
大规模动员 随着公交车闲置的消息在萨尔瓦多传开，墨丘利（Mercury）和五位朋友在社交媒体上呼吁粉丝开车送人们去投票站。一些人坐上了方向盘；另一些人则捐款以承担燃油费用。墨丘利估计，他的团队在选举日运送了大约600名选民。
MASS MOBILIZATIONS As news of idling buses rippled through Salvador, Mercury and five friends asked their social media followers to drive people to voting stations. Some people got behind the wheel; others donated to cover fuel costs. Mercury estimated that his team moved around 600 voters on election day.
“政治不仅仅是体制内的政治，”他说，“我们通过自己的行动来参与政治。”优步（Uber）司机也行动了起来，优步司机兼内容创作者阿德里亚诺·德热苏斯·布拉加·多斯桑托斯（Adriano de Jesus Braga dos Santos）表示，数千名司机全天提供价值最高达50雷亚尔（合9.28美元）的免费乘车服务，他本人则为乘客提供了36次免费行程。
"Politics isn't just institutional politics," he said. "We make politics through our actions." Uber drivers also stepped up, with thousands offering free rides worth up to 50 reais ($9.28) throughout the day, said Adriano de Jesus Braga dos Santos, an Uber driver and content creator, who personally offered 36 rides to passengers.
18岁的妮可·索亚雷斯（Nicole Soares）等了40分钟的公交车，但从未考虑过放弃。“我有投票权，”她说，并把选票投给了卢拉。一些居民仍然无法投票。
Nicole Soares, 18, waited 40 minutes for a bus, but never considered giving up. "I had the right to vote," she said, casting her ballot for Lula. Some residents were still unable to vote.
54岁的街头小贩格雷西亚·德热苏斯·努内斯（Grecia de Jesus Nunes）说，上午8点到下午2点之间，只有两辆公交车从她的热狗摊前驶过。在她短暂的休息期间没有公交车可坐，当志愿司机最终找到她时，她已经无法离开工作岗位。尽管没能投票，努内斯还是为卢拉的胜利感到高兴。“我的生活就是卢拉，”她说。“我至死都是卢拉的人。”路透社
Grecia de Jesus Nunes, a 54-year-old street vendor, said only two buses passed her hotdog stand between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. No buses were available during her brief break, and when volunteer drivers eventually reached her, she could no longer leave work. Though unable to vote, Nunes rejoiced at Lula's victory. "My life is Lula," she said. "I am Lula until I die." REUTERS