Brazil, Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro close the campaign in the south-east

The candidates for the presidency of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro concentrate the last events of the electoral campaign of the run-off on Sunday 25 October in the south-eastern region of Brazil - the richest and composed of the three main constituencies of the country of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. The three states together represent over 40% of the Brazilian electorate and are crucial for winning the presidency.

Lula will split the day between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

At 10am he will take part in a walk along the Copacabana seafront, in the capital of Fluminense, where Flavio obtained the most votes in the first round. Afterwards, the president will conclude the campaign with a march along Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo.

The candidate of the Liberal Party (PL) will instead start the day in Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais, with the initiative called "Bloco 22". In the afternoon he will move to Rio de Janeiro, where he will hold his last rally in a symbolic place for Bolsonarism, the home of former president Jair Bolsonaro in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood.

The strategy reflects the objectives of the two candidates: Lula tries to recover consensus after the result of the first round, while Flavio aims to consolidate his electorate and widen his advantage.