Lula and Bolsonaro make final pitches to Brazil voters before tight runoff

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Brazil's presidential runoff election is set for Sunday, with incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva facing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a race polls indicate will be extremely close. Final campaign rallies took place Saturday, with tens of thousands of supporters in the streets seeking to sway undecided voters. Lula, 80, held a major event on Sao Paulo's Paulista Avenue, while Bolsonaro, 45, campaigned in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, a state that has historically predicted the national winner. Bolsonaro won the first round on October 4 by over 2.2 million votes, and a victory would align Brazil with other Latin American nations that have elected allies of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Nearly 160 million Brazilians are eligible to vote, with results expected within hours of polls closing.


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