Brazil's Bolsonaro, Lula spar in first debate as personal attacks fly
- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro held their first presidential runoff debate one week before the October 25 vote, trading personal attacks and corruption allegations.
- Lula challenged Flavio Bolsonaro to disclose bank, tax, and telephone records if Lula and his family did the same, according to a filing with Brazil’s electoral court.
- Flavio Bolsonaro faced investigations involving alleged corruption and money laundering, while Brazil’s Supreme Court authorized an investigation into Lula’s son; both sides denied wrongdoing.
- A BTG Pactual/Nexus poll released October 19 showed Flavio Bolsonaro at 50.3% and Lula at 49.7%, within the poll’s two-point margin of error.
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Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has filed a lawsuit to invalidate the candidacy of incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, accusing him of electoral fraud. Lula da Silva, in turn, has announced a similar move and accused the Meta group of interfering in the election to benefit the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants his challenger Flávio Bolsonaro to be excluded from the election a few days before the final election. Bolsonaro's campaign team responds with its own proposal.
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Both demands are related to Meta's social media services. The second round of Brazil's presidential election is scheduled to be held on Sunday.
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