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Brazil's presidential race goes to run-off as Bolsonaro outperforms polls

Brazil's presidential election is headed for a run-off vote, electoral authorities said on Sunday, after President Jair Bolsonaro's surprising strength in a first-round vote spoiled rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's hopes of winning outright. Read FRANCE 24’s liveblog to see how the election unfolded. All times are Paris time…

France 24

Lula leads Bolsonaro in Brazil election as first votes tallied

Brazil's national election authority on Sunday began reporting the initial results of the country's presidential election, in which leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva aims to unseat incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

Reuters

Brazil presidential elections: Bolsonaro seeks re-election against left-wing rival Lula

Far-right retired military officer expected to be ousted from office by former union leader

The Independent UK

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‘We want no more hatred’: leftwing ex-president Lula on verge of comeback in Brazil

Polls suggest Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is close to majority of votes needed to stop election run-off against Jair Bolsonaro

The Guardian - UK

Lula, Bolsonaro neck and neck in Brazil’s vote as runoff looms

President Jair Bolsonaro and leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are in a dead heat in Brazil’s election Sunday with 73% of the vote counted, a stronger-than-expected showing by the incumbent that points to a likely runoff between the two on Oct. 30.

Tribune News Service

Bolsonaro or Lula: Brazilians decide who gets another chance

Brazilians are heading to the polls for general elections marked by a polarizing race between conservative President Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who some pollsters say could attain an outright victory on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Tensions high as Brazilians on other side of Atlantic cast ballots

Brazilian Artur Dantas moved to Portugal six months ago because of political tension in his country but he hopes the result of Sunday's elections might allow him and others to return home one day.

Reuters

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Thousands of Brazilians flock to Dublin to vote in their country's presidential election

Approximately 12,000 Brazilians from all over Ireland registered to vote remotely in a polling station set up in Erin School of English on North Great George’s Street

Dublin Live

Russia faces new battlefield setback and Jair Bolsonaro could 'subvert democracy'

WITH every day that passes the war in Ukraine deepens and its ramifications widen. Around the same time on Friday that Russian president Vladimir…

The National (Scotland)

Brazil election goes to runoff as Bolsonaro outperforms polls

Brazil's presidential election is headed for a run-off vote, electoral authorities said on Sunday, after President Jair Bolsonaro's surprising strength in the first round spoiled rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's hopes of winning outright.

Reuters

Brazil votes in Bolsonaro-Lula showdown

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Brazilians voted Sunday in a polarizing presidential election which front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hopes to take in the first round as incumbent Jair Bolsonaro says he will accept the result if it is "clean."

AFP

Lula, Bolsonaro in final campaign sprint for Brazil election

Brazil’s two top presidential contenders focused Saturday on rallying supporters in Sao Paulo, the biggest city, a day before the country’s general election.

Tribune News Service

Thousands turn out for final rallies ahead of polarized Brazil vote

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attracted thousands of supporters to their final campaign rallies Saturday in a last-ditch bid for votes on the eve of Brazil's polarizing presidential election.

AFP

Bolsonaro, Lula hold final rallies before Brazil vote

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held their final campaign rallies Saturday, gathering their supporters just kilometers apart as tension crackled on the eve of Brazil's polarizing presidential election.

AFP

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Reuters

Lula may clinch Brazil election on Sunday, final polls show

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a solid polling lead going into Sunday's election against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, with a chance of clinching the race in the first round, fresh surveys showed on Saturday.

AFP

Brazil's youngest voters betting on 76-year-old candidate

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - At a samba bar in Rio de Janeiro, three university students are engaged in a vigorous political debate as they count down the days to Brazil's presidential elections.

ABC News

Brazilian expats in Australia look for change as nation goes to the polls

Thais Orban, Sonia Coimbra and Pedro Mello say they had to leave their country when Jair Bolsonaro was elected as president of Brazil in 2018. On Sunday, they will have the chance to vote against Bolsonaro in the country's presidential election.

Reuters

Explainer-What to know about Brazil's heated presidential election

Brazilians go to the polls on Sunday to vote in one of the world's most closely watched elections this year.

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Daily Mirror

Neymar defends himself after criticism for backing Jair Bolsonaro before Brazil elections

Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has come in for criticism for putting his weight behind Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro as he stands for re-election

France 24

Brazil: Exploring the legacy of Lula

He is the candidate of hope and renewal for some, a demon of the past and a symbol of corruption for others. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who became Brazil's first left-wing president in 2002, hopes to return to the country’s top job after the presidential election, whose first round…

Reuters

Analysis-Turnout key for Lula to clinch Brazil election in first round

Brazilian presidential front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has gained steam in the final stretch of the campaign, opinion polls show, and could defeat incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the first round on Sunday – if his base shows up to vote in full force.

AFP

Bolsonaro, Lula in attack mode in last Brazil presidential debate

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded heated attacks Thursday in a final debate three days from Brazil's presidential election, accusing each other of corruption, nepotism and lying.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula, Bolsonaro trade graft accusations in final debate

Brazil's main presidential candidates traded accusations of corruption in their last debate before Sunday's election, with little discussion of proposals to govern the South American country.

AFP

Bolsonaro, Lula in attack mode in final Brazil president debate

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Trailing in the polls for Brazil's polarizing presidential election, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro went on the attack against front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in their final debate Thursday, calling him a "liar, ex-inmate and traitor."

Tribune News Service

Lula outright Brazil win in sight, DataFolha poll shows

Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva appears to be on the cusp of securing the simple majority needed to win Sunday’s presidential vote outright, a new poll from DataFolha shows.

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