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Brazil: Polls close in tight race between Lula and Bolsonaro

DW4 October 2026, 20:00 UTCBrazil

Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former far-right populist President Jair Bolsonaro, is taking on incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva. Polls show the first round of voting will likely lead to a runoff.

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