Two political dynasties face off as Brazil votes on Sunday, with a possible runoff looming.
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Two political dynasties face off as Brazil votes on Sunday, with a possible runoff looming.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro ended their campaigns on Saturday in São Paulo state. Lula, the 80-year-old incumbent seeking a fourth non-consecutive term, held a rally in São Paulo city that organizers said drew 150,000 people.
He framed the election as a choice between 'democracy and sovereignty' and 'barbarism and corruption,' vowing to defeat the far right. Senator Bolsonaro, 45, led a motorcycle parade through smaller cities in the São Paulo countryside.
Flávio Bolsonaro, a senator from Rio de Janeiro, is the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence for a coup attempt after losing the 2022 election. The younger Bolsonaro has vowed to pardon his father if elected.
Opinion polls show a tight race between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, with both hovering around 40% support and Lula slightly ahead, according to BBC Brasil's poll tracker. Deutsche Welle reported the two are nearly tied.
The two candidates are the only ones polling in double digits. If no candidate wins 50% of valid votes in Sunday's first round, a runoff between the top two will be held on October 25.
As of late September, BBC Brasil reported 9% of voters remained undecided or planned not to vote validly, leaving the possibility of an outright first-round victory for one candidate.
Lula is campaigning on a left-leaning Workers' Party platform of welfare programs, state-led development, and income redistribution. Flávio Bolsonaro is campaigning on hardline security policies and tax cuts, criticizing the high cost of living under Lula.
Jair Bolsonaro's influence remains potent despite his imprisonment and restrictions on his public communication. An AI-generated avatar of the former president endorsed his son's candidacy at a campaign launch.
Deutsche Welle reports that Flávio Bolsonaro has said he is 'more moderate' than his father, whom he calls his compass, but shares his father's positions on relaxed gun laws and climate change skepticism. Lula's campaign has linked the Bolsonaros to former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former far-right populist President Jair Bolsonaro, is taking on incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva. Polls show the first round of voting will likely lead to a runoff.
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Polls suggest the election will be a closely run contest between the left-wing incumbent and his right-wing rival.
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