In his first speech after his victory, Brazil’s far-right president-elect thanked God and praised voters for allowing the country to “march now on the right path.”

About 5,000 people leave Venezuela every day. According to the U.N. Refugee Agency, at least 1.9 million Venezuelan citizens have left the country since 2015, fleeing from the economic and political crisis that the country is experiencing under President Nicolás Maduro.

Brazil is preparing for presidential elections on Oct. 7. Catholics are divided and often use religious arguments to justify their choices.

Several bishops in the biggest country in Latin America have stepped forward in recent weeks to demonstrate their full support of the pontiff.