# Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro face off in tightly contested Brazil election

https://mins.news/en/video/85260

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-04 10:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnA53Z4GeuM

> Polling has opened in Brazil in one of the most closely contested elections in the country’s history. Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is seeking a fourth non-consecutive term against far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The 159 million eligible voters will also choose governors and federal and state representatives.

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