# Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop fascism’s rise under Bolsonaro’s son

https://mins.news/en/item/84124

- The Guardian, 2026-10-02 21:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/02/brazil-lula-stop-fascism-bolsonaro-son

> Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva led a large rally in Rio de Janeiro before Sunday’s election, saying he was the only barrier to the return of his far-right rival Flávio Bolsonaro’s family to government. Lula framed the contest as a choice between democracy and what he called far-right “fascism” and “barbarism.”

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