# Brazilians begin voting in tight Lula–Flavio Bolsonaro election

https://mins.news/en/item/85278

- France 24, 2026-10-04 11:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261004-brazilians-start-voting-in-tight-election-between-lula-and-flavio-bolsonaro

> Brazilians began voting Sunday in a closely fought presidential contest between incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Nearly 160 million voters are also choosing lawmakers, senators and governors, in a vote that could determine whether Latin America’s largest country joins the rightward regional shift promoted by Donald Trump.

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