
Candidates present divergent views on the country's future and government priorities
Flávio Bolsonaro highlights victories in electoral colleges and defends changes, while Lula emphasizes democratic strengthening and proposals for education in the 2nd round of Brazilian elections.
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Brazil is in the campaign period for the 2nd round of the presidential elections. Candidates seek to consolidate support and present their government platforms to voters.
Flávio Bolsonaro's electoral program stated that a change is already underway in Brazil. "In the 1st round, Brazil already decided, voted for change, and the change is much bigger than me. You chose a new Brazil. And now, in the 2nd round, Brazil is no longer divided", said the candidate.
The campaign showed excerpts from speeches by Ronaldo Caiado (PSD) and Romeu Zema (NOVO), who were defeated in the 1st round and declared support for the PL candidate. Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans) also appeared, stating that "São Paulo will be decisive in electing" Flávio Bolsonaro.
Flávio Bolsonaro highlighted the victories he had in São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, the three largest electoral colleges in the country, and said that the new composition of the Senate, with 28 seats for the PL, will "guarantee that we will be able to change Brazil".
The PL candidate also stated that he wants to end re-election and reinforced proposals for public security and the economy. Regarding social programs, he stated that programs such as Farmácia Popular, Minha Casa, Minha Vida and Bolsa Família will continue if he is elected.
Lula, in turn, spoke of "prosperity" for Brazilians, stating that he "arrived" in the 2nd round and that the stage of the electoral campaign is "a new election".
In the PT program, the changes proposed by Flávio Bolsonaro are classified as a setback. The PT member stated that he wants to "continue changing Brazil's history for the better."
"On the one hand, [we have] the strengthening of the democratic regime. On the other hand, barbarism, in which values are not respected, genders are not respected, differences are not respected, democracy is not respected, adversaries are not respected," said Lula.
In the program, Lula highlighted the priority in proposals focused on education, with the expansion of universities, federal institutes and the universalization of the Pé-De-Meia program. In the end, he stated that "a wrong assessment is costly", reinforcing that Brazil already knows this.
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