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What are Brazilian voters' main concerns?

Straits Times25 October 2026, 13:10 UTCBrazil

SAO PAULO, Oct 25 - Brazilians headed to the ballot box on Sunday, in a runoff vote that pits right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, against leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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