# Voting begins in Brazil’s tight presidential runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro

https://mins.news/en/item/114689

- France 24, 2026-10-25 12:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261025-live-voting-under-way-across-brazil-in-tight-presidential-run-off-between-lula-and-bolsonaro

> Brazil’s 158 million voters are choosing between leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. After a highly charged runoff campaign, the candidates are tied in polls.

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