Brazil's runoff election: 158 million voters choose between Lula and Bolsonaro

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Brazil holds a presidential runoff election today, with over 158 million voters choosing between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. Lula, 80, of the left-wing Workers' Party, seeks a fourth term, while Bolsonaro, 45, of the Liberal Party, aims to return the presidency to the Bolsonaro family four years after his father's defeat. Both candidates are expected to vote at 8 a.m. local time, with Lula in São Bernardo do Campo and Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro. Voting occurs across 563,910 electronic ballot boxes in 5,571 Brazilian cities and 186 locations abroad, including Lisbon, Porto, and Faro.


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