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Brazil candidates make final campaign push ahead of presidential runoff

Africanews24 October 2026, 08:08 UTCBrazil

Almost 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote Sunday in a closely contested presidential runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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