Brazil heads to polls in runoff between leftist Lula and Bolsonaro Jr.
Polls show the candidates are nearly tied as voters weigh crime, corruption and a possible shift toward closer ties with the United States.
- On Sunday, Brazilians head to the polls for a tight runoff vote pitting leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro.
- A victory for Flavio would extend a wave of right-wing successes across Latin America, aligning Brazil closer to President Donald Trump, while a fourth mandate for Lula would disappoint Washington.
- Flavio picked up 47% of first-round ballots while Lula trailed with 45%; the senator promises maximum-security jails and chemical castration to address endemic gang violence and cost-of-living concerns.
- Fallout from President Jair Bolsonaro's 2025 conviction for plotting a 2022 coup colors the race, with Flavio pledging to free his father if elected, while Lula accused Washington of election interference.
- President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Brazil in 2025, calling the case a "witch hunt" linked to Jair Bolsonaro's trial, as polls show the candidates practically tied going into the runoff.
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The importance of the presidential elections that Brazil is witnessing today, Sunday, goes beyond the competition between the current President, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva.
By Alessandra Freitas, CNN Brazilians return to the polls this Sunday to choose between two candidates who campaign with markedly different views of the country, amid a growing concern for crime, corruption and a broader turn to the right among Latin American voters.Leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula
Some 160 million voters will decide whether Brazil should remain one of the last bastions of the left in Latin America or whether it will join the wave of the right in the region, encouraged by Donald Trump. The post Brazil: At the polls for the big Lula - Bolsonaro showdown appeared first on in.gr.
Brazil is set to hold a second round of presidential elections today, pitting incumbent leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against rightist Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of Lula's jailed predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro. The two are virtually tied in opinion polls, and both have called for each other's disqualification in recent days.
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