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Brazil's bitterly divisive presidential election will go to a runoff on 30 October, electoral authorities said on Sunday, as incumbent Jair Bolsonaro beat expectations to finish a relatively close second to front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula. Lula, the veteran leftist seeking a presidential comeback, had 48.1…

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff this month after neither political heavyweight clinched more than 50% of the vote Sunday. Driving the news: Lula, who consistently led in the polls ahead of Sunday's election, captured 48.4%…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s top two presidential candidates were neck-and-neck late Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office for another four years. The race pits…

Brazilians will head to the polls on Sunday to vote in their country's presidential election. Recent polling in the race have shown Workers' Party candidate and former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with an advantage over incumbent far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. One of the latest polls in…

Electronic voting machines in Brasília, the national capital, before Sunday’s general election.Photo: Eraldo Peres/Associated PressSÃO PAULO— Brazilians are preparing to head to the polls in Sunday’s presidential election after one of the most bitter campaigns since the country’s return to democracy in 1985, marked by a spate of brutal killings…

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Brazil's election on Sunday could spell the end of Jair Bolsonaro's presidency — or set the stage for a very tense four weeks leading up to a runoff with leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. State of play: With Lula leading by at least seven points in all…

Sept. 24, 2022 9:10 am ET RIO VERDE, Brazil—Toiling on the dusty plains of central Brazil, Edilamar Caetano and her husband had long been loyal supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the leftist front-runner in next month’s presidential elections whose own family worked the land as farmhands. In April,…

/ Americas ON THE GROUND Issued on: 17/09/2022 - 15:50 02:34 Evangelical Christians make up an estimated 30% of Brazil's 213 million people and are considered a key  demographic as the country heads to the polls in the October 2 presidential elections. © Screengrab FRANCE 24 Evangelical Christians make up an estimated 30…

Sept. 14, 2022 10:35 am ET PIRAPITINGA, Brazil—Elections are typically a bad time for Brazil’s trees. Hungry for votes, politicians are often loath to crack down on locals razing the Amazon rainforest just before the ballot, according to researchers on deforestation. But this year it’s even worse. With polls pointing…