Voters in Brazil head to polls as Lula goes up against Bolsonaro's son
Brazil is holding a presidential run-off election between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. The election is highly polarized, with Bolsonaro promising significant economic changes and the potential release of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Why it matters
The outcome will determine the political and economic trajectory of Latin America's largest economy.
Polls have opened in Brazil as people choose their new president in a closely fought run-off election./SCREENGRAB Polls have opened in Brazil as people choose their new president in a closely fought run-off election.
The choice is between the 80-year-old incumbent, left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking a fourth non-consecutive term in office, and right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro, 45.
Bolsonaro is the son of former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup after losing the last election in 2022.
This is Bolsonaro's election to lose after he came top in the first round of voting on 4 October, which US President Donald Trump called a "very big" victory.
Never before has a candidate who trailed after the first round managed to overturn the deficit and win in the second round.
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