Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro Close Arguments to Voters Ahead of Nail-Biting Election Runoff
Lula and Bolsonaro made final campaign appeals to nearly 160 million eligible voters before Sunday's runoff election.
- On Saturday, President Luiz and Sen Bolsonaro held final campaign rallies across Brazil, aiming to capture undecided voters on the eve of the runoff election.
- Lula lost the first round to Bolsonaro by more than 2.2 million votes; Saturday's demonstrations marked the culmination of a campaign push that intensified earlier this month.
- Across Brazil, Lula held a morning rally at Copacabana in Rio and a major event on Sao Paulo's Paulista Avenue, while Bolsonaro campaigned in Rio and Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais.
- Almost 160 million Brazilians are eligible to vote; more than 33 million, or 21% of the electorate, did not vote in the first round and may face fines.
- Results are expected within hours after polls close as Brazilians cast ballots using electronic voting machines, determining the future of Latin America.
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Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro close arguments to voters ahead of nail-biting election runoff
SAO PAULO (AP) — Final arguments to voters in Brazil’s presidential election were made Saturday, the eve of the runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro. Tens of thousands of supporters took to the streets hoping to lure the few undecided voters left. Polls published on Saturday suggest it...
Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro close arguments to voters ahead of nail-biting election runoff – WTOP News
SAO PAULO (AP) — Final arguments to voters in Brazil’s presidential election were made Saturday, the eve of the runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro. Tens of thousands of supporters took to the streets hoping to lure the few undecided voters left. Polls published on Saturday suggest it...
Brazil's Lula, Bolsonaro close arguments to voters ahead of nail
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for reelection, waves to supporters in the end his final campaign rally a day ahead of the presidential runoff election in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
The right wing seeks to consecrate the victory that the senator, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, won in the first round by 47% against 45% of the votes for Lula
With the latest poll showing a battle that could be decided in the details, the two political leaders came out for the last political rallies. The post Lula and Bolsonaro on the streets of Brazil for the last rallies appeared first on in.gr.
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