Brazil's Final Rallies: Polls Show Bolsonaro Leading Lula by 2 Points

Brazil's presidential runoff is set for Sunday, with polls showing Flavio Bolsonaro at 51% against incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 49%, within the margin of error. Both candidates held massive final rallies Saturday after a virulent campaign. The election will determine whether Brazil remains one of Latin America's few left-led nations or joins the region's rightward shift encouraged by US President Donald Trump. Bolsonaro, who surprised in the first round with 47% to Lula's 45%, promises to follow his father's path, while Lula casts himself as a defender of national sovereignty against US pressure. Lula rallied supporters on Copacabana beach and Sao Paulo's Paulista Avenue, while Bolsonaro held events in Belo Horizonte and Rio, where crowds displayed American and Israeli flags. The left has accused Meta of favoring the right on its platforms, a claim the company denies.