# Brazil presidential campaign heats up as Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro hold rival rallies

https://mins.news/en/video/29702

- France 24 English, 2026-08-23 09:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSG3EKbIa9Y

> Brazilian President Lula and his political rival Flavio Bolsonaro continued their presidential campaigns over the weekend with competing rallies in Rio de Janeiro. Crime topped both candidates’ agendas, although they offered distinctly different approaches to the issue.

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