Brazil's Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff to shape US influence in Latin America

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Brazilians vote Sunday in a runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, a race that will shape US influence in Latin America. Polls show the candidates in a neck-and-neck contest. Bolsonaro, an ally of President Donald Trump, leads Lula by over 2.2 million votes from the first round. The rivals hold starkly opposing views on US relations, climate change, and social welfare, with security and cost of living as key voter concerns. A Bolsonaro win would mark a rightward shift in the region, while a Lula victory would align Brazil with Mexico's leftist leadership. The next president will also appoint at least three Supreme Court justices.


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