Lula and Bolsonaro concentrate their latest electoral appointments in the south-east of Brazil

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, of the PT (left-wing Workers' Party), and senator Flávio Bolsonaro, of the right-wing PL (liberal Party), candidates for the presidency of Brazil, are concentrating their final campaign events in the South-East, the most populous region of the country and the one which gathers around 40% of the electorate.

Tomorrow, Friday 2 October, both will be in the State of Rio de Janeiro, while on Saturday 3 they will be in Sao Paulo. Lula will also be in Belo Horizonte, capital of the state of Minas Gerais, on Friday afternoon.

In Rio Lula will take part in a walk in the center of the capital on Friday morning, starting from the Candelária church, while Flávio Bolsonaro will be in the western area, between the neighborhoods of Bangu and Campo Grande. On Saturday, Lula will hold an event in the central Avenida Paulista, while his rival is expected to accompany the governor of Sao Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, in an electoral motorcade in the Campinas area.

Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro are the three largest constituencies in the country and Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro concentrate their final appointments here in view of the vote on Sunday 4 October.