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Brazil presidential runoff pits Lula against Flávio Bolsonaro
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Brazilians will vote on Sunday in a presidential runoff between incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro. According to the BBC report, Bolsonaro narrowly defeated Lula in the first round of voting on 4 October. BBC Americas correspondent Ione Wells, reporting from Rio de Janeiro, describes the choice as one between two very different candidates. The article does not provide further detail on policy platforms, polling figures, or the outcome of the runoff.
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Published: 24 October 2026, 22:08
Brazilians will head to the polls on Sunday to vote for their next president.
They are choosing between Brazil's current left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro, the son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, beat Lula in the first round of voting on 4 October by a narrow margin.
As Americas correspondent Ione Wells reports from Rio de Janeiro, voters are choosing between two very different candidates.
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- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Brazil
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Brazil runoff pits Lula against Flávio Bolsonaro as polls show dead heat