Politics● LowSep 25 · Sep 25, 2026, 8:15 PM
Lula or Bolsonaro as president? Brazil gears up to vote
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from DW News [en] · South America
Brazilians go to the polls on October 4. The front-runners are multilateralist incumbent Lula da Silva and former President Jair Bolsonaro's son, Flavio, who wants to bring Brazil closer to the US and away from China.
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