Brazil's Runoff Election: Lula vs. Bolsonaro's Son

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Brazilian voters head to the polls Sunday in a tight runoff between 80-year-old incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro leads after winning the first round on October 4, a result praised by US President Donald Trump, and no candidate has ever overcome a first-round deficit to win. He promises a crackdown on organized crime, tax cuts, and releasing his father, who is serving a 27-year sentence for coup-plotting under house arrest. Lula, seeking a fourth term, frames the vote as a "battle for democracy" and accuses Washington of interference, while Bolsonaro labels the Workers' Party corrupt. Results will be watched in São Paulo and Brasília, where Jair Bolsonaro is detained.


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