Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro face off in tightly contested Brazil election

Al Jazeera English3 hours ago2:54

Polls have just opened in Brazil, for one of the most tightly contested elections in the country's history. The incumbent president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is running for a fourth non-consecutive term. His main rival is far-right senator, Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the former president, Jair Bolsonaro. 159 million voters are eligible to choose not only a president, but state governors as well as federal and state representatives. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Sao Paulo, Brazil Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Brazil #LulaDaSilva #FlavioBolsonaro #BRICS #Lula #Bolsonaro #BrazilElection #BrazilPolitics #DonaldTrump #JairBolsonaro #BrazilPolitics #BrazilNews #LatinAmerica #AlJazeeraEnglish

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