Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro tied ahead of runoff vote
With just under a week to go before the decisive presidential runoff election, polls show left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing…
DW reports: With just under a week to go before the decisive presidential runoff election, polls show left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro are virtually tied.
This politics story centres on Brazil. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Flavio Bolsonaro, Brazil's Lula and Luiz Inacio Lula.
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