PoliticsBrazil election: Lula and Bolsonaro vie for key swing state

In Ouro Preto, voters in Minas Gerais—the state with Brazil’s second-largest electorate—are divided between leftist candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Lula’s supporters cite his record of helping poorer Brazilians; Bolsonaro’s call for change draws on concerns about high taxes, inflation and economic stagnation. Minas Gerais is viewed as a pivotal presidential battleground.