Brazil's Lula and Bolsonaro Make Final Pitches Before Tight Runoff Vote

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Brazil's presidential runoff election is set for Sunday between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, with final campaign rallies held Saturday as polls indicate a tight race. Lula, 80, who lost the first round by over 2.2 million votes, held a major rally on Sao Paulo's Paulista Avenue, while Bolsonaro, 45, campaigned in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte. A Bolsonaro victory would align Brazil with other Latin American nations that have elected allies of U.S. President Donald Trump. Nearly 160 million Brazilians are eligible to vote, with over 33 million abstaining in the first round. Results are expected within hours of polls closing on Sunday.


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