Brazil's Lula and Bolsonaro face off in tight presidential runoff

theguardian.com —

Brazilians vote Sunday in a presidential runoff between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who won the first round, with the race virtually tied. Bolsonaro, son of convicted ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, leads on security promises like mega-prisons, while Lula focuses on turnout and warning of authoritarian risks. The first-round gap was under 2%, with record abstention. Analysts fear Bolsonaro may refuse to concede if Lula wins, potentially with support from Donald Trump, as Brazil remains a key resistance to right-wing autocracy in Latin America.


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