# Brazil votes in tense Lula-Bolsonaro runoff, with US influence in Latin America at stake

https://mins.news/en/item/114657

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-25 11:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/47DEjhy

> In the divisive presidential runoff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces Flávio Bolsonaro, while Washington’s sway across Latin America is also on the line.

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