# Lula and Bolsonaro deadlocked as Brazil heads to the polls

https://mins.news/en/item/83211

- France 24, 2026-10-02 09:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261002-lula-and-bolsonaro-in-dead-heat-as-brazil-goes-to-polls

> Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro withdrew from Thursday’s final debate before Sunday’s first-round election, while Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also declined to attend. Polls give Lula a slight edge, but the two are neck and neck in projections for a possible October 25 runoff.

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