# Brazil polls open in a few hours

https://mins.news/en/video/85177

- France 24 English, 2026-10-04 08:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZJSxbZgEs8

> Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his main challenger, Flavio Bolsonaro, concluded their campaigns on Saturday in São Paulo state, which accounts for one-fifth of the national vote. Both sought to rally supporters and persuade undecided voters ahead of Sunday’s knife-edge election. Mareeke Reethof, a lecturer in Latin American politics at the University of Liverpool, offered further insight.

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