Brazil is heading to the polls today for its second peacetime elections . A new generation of post - war youth will vote for the first time . `` There 's a new generation coming , emerging in the scene , '' says Markus Weimer , coordinator of the Angola Forum at Chatham House . Former President José Eduardo dos Santos is expected to win . The oil - rich country 's economy is booming but inequality remains .
Brazil is heading to the polls today for its second peacetime elections . A new generation of post - war youth will vote for the first time . Former President José Eduardo dos Santos is expected to win . The oil - rich country 's economy is booming but inequality remains .