Brazil’s candidates hold final rallies before knife-edge run off

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-10-24

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President Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro held their final rallies ahead of Brazil's runoff election, with Lula in Sao Paulo and Bolsonaro in Minas Gerais. Recent polls show both candidates tied at 50% each.
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Story summary

On October 24, 2026, President Lula da Silva held his final rally in Sao Paulo while opponent Flavio Bolsonaro campaigned in Minas Gerais, ahead of the knife-edge runoff election on Sunday. According to a recent Datafolha poll, both candidates are currently polling at 50% each, indicating an extremely tight race as Brazilians prepare to cast their votes.

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Topics

Brazil Datafolha Minas Gerais Sao Paulo

Subjects

Brazil GPE · 1× Datafolha ORG · 1× Flavio Bolsonaro PERSON · 1× Lula da Silva PERSON · 1× Minas Gerais GPE · 1× Sao Paulo GPE · 1×

Narrative

Brazil’s candidates hold final rallies before knife-edge run off President Lula da Silva rallied in Sao Paulo and Flavio Bolsonaro in Minas Gerais, on the eve of Sunday’s runoff election.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-24
2026-10-24 · Al Jazeera
Brazil’s candidates hold final rallies before knife-edge run off · mixed framing

Claims (2 extracted, 1 hedged)

Brazil’s candidates hold final rallies before knife-edge run off President Lula da Silva rallied in Sao Paulo and Flavio Bolsonaro in Minas Gerais, on the eve of Sunday’s runoff election. asserted
Silva → hold → election
The candidates are now polling at 50% each, according to a Datafolha poll. uncertain
candidates → poll → poll
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