# Flavio Bolsonaro bows out of final pre-election debate as Brazil orders probe into US funding claim

https://mins.news/en/item/82699

- TRT World, 2026-10-01 23:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/4e840ef5927d

> Brazil is three days from a closely contested presidential election between President Lula and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro has withdrawn from the final debate before the vote as Brazil orders an investigation into a claim involving US funding.

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