# Brazil presidential campaign heats up as Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro hold rival rallies

https://mins.news/en/item/29732

- France 24, 2026-08-23 09:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/presidential-campaign-heats-up-in-brazil-as-lula-and-f-bolsonaro-hold-rival-rallies

> Brazilian President Lula da Silva and his political opponent Flavio Bolsonaro continued their presidential campaigns over the weekend with separate rallies in Rio de Janeiro. Crime topped both agendas, although the candidates offered distinctly different approaches to the issue.

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