# Lula and Bolsonaro face a close election battle

https://mins.news/en/video/113450

- DW News, 2026-10-23 22:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tywf9X11I8g

> Brazil is heading into a closely contested runoff. Right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro outperformed expectations in the first round, and polls suggest the outcome could go either way. DW speaks with Fabio de Sá e Silva, an associate professor of international studies and professor of Brazilian studies at the University of Oklahoma.

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