Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in nail-biter vote
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October 25, 2026
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) —Brazil held its breath on Sunday as voters went to the polls to decide between leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva or his right-wing challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro.
It is the final electoral battle for Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday and is hoping to pull off a dramatic turnaround after coming in second to the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro in the first round of voting.
Final polls showed the two candidates neck-and-neck.
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