Analysis

What you need to know about Brazil's presidential election

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Updated October 02, 2022

Carrie Kahn

The two front-runners in Brazil's presidential elections in the final days of campaigning. Left: President Jair Bolsonaro in Santos on Wednesday. Right: Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in São Paulo on Monday. (Left: Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images; Right: Andre Penner/AP)

This article was originally published on September 30, 2022.

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