# Can Brazil’s Lula halt the right-wing wave sweeping Latin America?

https://mins.news/en/item/85277

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-04 10:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/will-brazils-lula-halt-the-right-wing-wave-sweeping-latin-america?traffic_source=rss

> Brazil’s presidential election pits left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Polls put Lula slightly ahead before the first round, but the close race is expected to head to a runoff. The result could determine whether Brazil joins Latin America’s recent shift to the right.

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