# Brazil votes in high-stakes election between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro

https://mins.news/en/item/85544

- France 24, 2026-10-04 16:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/brazil-heads-to-the-polls-for-high-stakes-election-between-lula-and-flavio-bolsonaro

> Brazilians began voting Sunday in a closely watched presidential election 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 contest that could determine whether Latin America’s largest country follows the regional shift to the right championed by US President Donald Trump.

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