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Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro wrap up campaigns ahead of first-round vote

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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro concluded their presidential campaigns with large rallies in Brazil before the first round of voting on Sunday. Lula drew approximately 150,000 supporters for his march through Sao Paulo, while Flavio led a motorcycle caravan and rally in Rio de Janeiro. Both candidates expressed confidence in winning the election, though polls suggest a likely runoff due to no candidate securing over 50% of the vote in the first round.

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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s incumbent leftist president aged 80, and Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro (currently serving a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup), are in a tight race ahead of the October 4 election. Both candidates have been making last-ditch efforts to discredit each other through scandals and mudslinging, reflecting deep political polarization in Brazil. Lula has promised social welfare increases and banned sports betting, while Bolsonaro, campaigning on security and fiscal austerity, is confident of a first-round victory despite polls suggesting a likely runoff on October 25.

On the eve of the election, Lula held a large rally in São Paulo, Brazil’s economic powerhouse, drawing hundreds of thousands of supporters. Meanwhile, Bolsonaro led a motorcycle caravan through towns in São Paulo state and later rallied in Rio de Janeiro, also expressing confidence in victory. The race is seen as crucial for determining the future direction of Latin America's largest economy, with Lula framing it as a choice between democracy and "barbarism," while Bolsonaro’s supporters view him as a political legend ("mito").

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Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro wrap up campaigns ahead of first-round vote SAO PAULO/SANTA BARBARA D'OESTE, Brazil, Oct 3 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro wrapped up their campaigns on Saturday ahead of Sunday's first-round presidential election, each expressing confidence of victory despite polls pointing to a likely runoff.

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🔮 Right-wing Senator Bolsonaro urged supporters to turn out to vote and predicted a first-round win.

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Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro wrap up campaigns ahead of first-round vote · assertive framing

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each → wrap → runoff

Lula ended his re-election campaign with a march through Sao Paulo that drew large crowds of supporters, while Bolsonaro took part in a motorcycle caravan through Santa Barbara d'Oeste and Americana in Sao Paulo state and later rallied in Rio de Janeiro. asserted

Bolsonaro → end → Janeiro

Lula's camp hailed the event as a record turnout, larger than the closing rally of his 2022 campaign. asserted

camp → hail → campaign

Organizers said some 150,000 supporters filled the two-kilometer stretch of Augusta Street between Paulista Avenue and Roosevelt Square, a traditional stage for political demonstrations in Brazil's largest city. asserted

supporters → say → city

Speaking from a campaign vehicle, Lula called Sunday's election a choice between "democracy and barbarism." asserted

Lula → speak → democracy

The head of the leftist leader's Workers' Party, Edinho Silva, said the turnout reflected growing momentum for Lula. asserted

turnout → say → Lula

"Unlike other Latin American countries, where we saw a right-wing wave at the end, here in Brazil we're seeing a wave in our favor," Silva said. asserted

Silva → see → favor

Right-wing Senator Bolsonaro urged supporters to turn out to vote and predicted a first-round win. asserted

Bolsonaro → we → win

"I am convinced that everything is in place for us to win this election in the first round," the lawmaker said. asserted

lawmaker → win → round

Flavio was photographed holding a placard bearing the image of his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest after being convicted of attempting to overturn the 2022 election result, which he lost to Lula. asserted

he → photograph → Lula

If no candidate wins more than 50% of valid votes -- which exclude blank and null ballots -- in Sunday's first-round vote, the two frontrunners advance to a second-round runoff on October 25. asserted

frontrunners → win → October