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Brazilian presidential rivals resort to mudslinging ahead of second-round vote
Poll-defying first round showing gives Brazil president a fighting chance in the runoff
Without dominant majority for either left or right, alliances will prove crucial for Latin American country’s next president
Leftwing challenger came out of close first-round vote on top but incumbent beat predictions
Fractious campaign to continue in ‘very tight’ run-off that could lead to contested outcome
Brazil’s controversial president and his allies were the real winners in the first round of elections
Leftwing former president is favourite over Jair Bolsonaro after campaign marred by violence
Sunday’s vote has been called the most consequential since democratisation in the 1980s
Lula is set to beat Bolsonaro and make a dramatic comeback
Presidential candidates offer competing visions for Brazil’s most valuable listed business in energy transition
Surveys consistently show a lead by leftist ex-president Lula in October 2 election
Violence against politicians and their supporters is on the rise in a campaign marred by harsh rhetoric
Brazilian president has repeatedly refused to say whether he will accept election results if he loses
Spouse enters spotlight to increase president’s appeal to women and consolidate his religious base
First meeting of leftwing ex-president and far-right incumbent marks start of divisive election campaign
In Minas Gerais, the far-right president’s social measures may not be enough to sway voters loyal to leftist rival
Business leaders deny planning takeover to stop leftist taking presidency
Far-right president seeks to reinvigorate support for his election campaign but believers are now more divided
Powerful group of lawmakers has lent its support to the embattled president in exchange for clout and public funds
Centre-left politician has tough words for his opponents: ‘Nowhere else in the world would these two be candidates’
As far-right president starts re-election bid, Eduardo has emerged as his father’s trusted envoy and ideologue
Executives, public figures and artists push back against far-right president’s claims voting system could be rigged
President tries to shore up base as polls showing him trailing rival Lula ahead of October vote
Extra welfare payments worth billions could boost Bolsonaro’s re-election prospects
Trailing in the polls, the president is having to appeal to voters beyond his base — and is seeding the idea of electoral fraud
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