Lula and Bolsonaro vote in Brazil’s polarised presidential election — SkimNews
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- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cast his vote on October 4, 2026 in a tightly contested Brazilian presidential election, running as the left-wing incumbent.
- Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, also voted in the race that pits the left-wing incumbent against the former president's political heir.
Why it matters: With the race described in the source as tightly contested, the election's outcome will determine whether Lula extends the left's hold on Brazil's presidency or Flavio Bolsonaro returns the Bolsonaro family's political movement to power. Either result reshapes Brazil's political direction for the term ahead.
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