Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro face off in tightly contested Brazil election
Oct 4, 2026 #Brazil #LulaDaSilva #FlavioBolsonaro
Polls have just opened in Brazil, for one of the most tightly contested elections in the coun
Oct 4, 2026 #Brazil #LulaDaSilva #FlavioBolsonaro
Polls have just opened in Brazil, for one of the most tightly contested elections in the country's history.
The incumbent president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is running for a fourth non-consecutive term.
His main rival is far-right senator, Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the former president, Jair Bolsonaro.
159 million voters are eligible to choose not only a president, but state governors as well as federal and state representatives.
Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Sao Paulo, Brazil
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