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Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro tied ahead of runoff vote

DW20 October 2026, 15:12 UTCBrazil

With just under a week to go before the decisive presidential runoff election, polls show left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro are virtually tied.

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