
Brazil's presidential election enters its final day of campaigning with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro making last pitches to voters, as some Brazilians express dissatisfaction with both candidates and explain their uncertainties ahead of the vote.
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Brazil's presidential election features Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro as the main candidates, marking a rematch of the deeply divisive 2018 election that brought Bolsonaro to power.
Brazil's election enters its final day of campaigning as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro make their last pitches to voters. Brazilians explain what worries them, and why some still can't choose.
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