Brazil presidential campaign closes as Lula and Bolsonaro camp claim victory ahead of first-round vote
Brazil's presidential campaign has closed with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the Bolsonaro camp both projecting confidence ahead of Sunday's first-round vote. Lula ended his re-election bid with a march through Sao Paulo, while Senator Flavio Bolsonaro held a motorcycle caravan through towns in Sao Paulo state before a rally in Rio de Janeiro. The contest has tightened in the final stretch, with polls suggesting Lula's lead is narrowing and that neither candidate is likely to win outright.Lula, 80, told supporters that Sunday's vote would decide between "democracy and barbarism" and said he would defeat the far right. He... [Continue Reading]
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