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Brazil’s presidential candidates Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro have rallied thousands of supporters in a final show of campaign strength in advance of the country’s closely contested run-off election.
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candidates → rally → election
Donning a red hat, Lula addressed hundreds of supporters at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on Saturday, waving a Brazilian flag from a campaign truck as crowds gathered on the final day of campaigning.
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crowds → don → campaigning
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voters → debate → election
“The people must choose either someone who kisses the national flag or someone who kisses the American flag”, the 80-year-old told the crowd as he referenced his opponent’s ties to US President Donald Trump.
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he → choose → Trump
Lula is seeking a fourth, non-consecutive term in Sunday’s run-off, which will task Brazilians with determining whether to stick with their incumbent left-wing leader or join a broader regional shift towards the right.
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which → seek → right
Bolsonaro, a senator and son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, secured 47 percent of the vote in the first round, narrowly ahead of Lula’s 45 percent.
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Bolsonaro → secure → percent
Recent polling shows Lula and the younger Bolsonaro remain about even on the eve of the pivotal election.
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Lula → show → election
A CNT/MDA survey released on Saturday revealed Bolsonaro would receive 46.3 percent of the vote compared with 45 percent for the left-wing Lula.
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Bolsonaro → release → Lula
Last week, the poll showed a slightly closer race with Bolsonaro leading Lula 46.8 percent to 45.9 percent.
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Bolsonaro → show → percent
On Saturday, Bolsonaro’s supporters, including hundreds of motorcyclists wearing Brazil’s yellow national football shirts, gathered in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais.
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supporters → include → Gerais
One of those supporters, Ebert Dorigo, accused Lula’s Workers’ Party (PT) of encouraging dependence on government welfare, arguing a change in direction was needed for the country.
“The values we uphold are nation and family.
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we → accuse → country
Our country is divided today because, due to welfare-based policies, some people … haven’t grasped that improvement and achievement come only through hard work,” he told the news agency AFP.
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he → divide → agency
The bitter campaign has exposed deep divisions over economic policy, crime and Brazil’s political future, which Bolsonaro has pledged to tackle with hundreds of thousands of more spots in prison and cuts to government spending.
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Bolsonaro → expose → spending
His father, who served as president from 2019 to 2022, is serving a 27-year prison sentence for attempting a coup after losing that year’s election to Lula.
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who → serve → Lula
The two candidates struck a calmer tone during their final debate on Friday, although they traded accusations over the country’s economic difficulties and their respective records.
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they → strike → difficulties
“If there were any other candidate, that would be a better option,” Gabriela Ribeiro Viana, an event organiser, told AFP.
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Viana → be → AFP
“But we’re stuck choosing between the worst, the horrible, and the lesser evil”.
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we → ’re → worst
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