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Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in its tightest runoff in recent history

Mercopress25 October 2026, 07:02 UTCBrazil

Nearly 160 million Brazilians are called to vote on Sunday in the presidential runoff, in which President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, seeks a fourth term against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The two arrive level: the latest Datafolha poll gives each 50% of valid votes.

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