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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Anthony Boadle

Brazil's Bolsonaro to appeal to top court ahead of Sunday's election runoff

Brazil's President and candidate for re-election Jair Bolsonaro leads a motorcade in Belford Roxo, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro plans to appeal to the Supreme Court over a national electoral authority ruling that rejected his campaign's complaint about radio station ads, raising tensions just three days before a runoff vote that opinion polls predict he is likely to lose to his leftist adversary.

Separately, Bolsonaro cut short a campaign trip on Wednesday and returned to Brasilia where he called a meeting with the commanders of the armed forces, Brazilian media reported. This further raised concerns about disruptions before or after Sunday's vote pitting Bolsonaro against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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