Brazil votes in tight runoff between leftist Lula and right-wing Flavio Bolsonaro

Brazilians voted Sunday in a presidential runoff between incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, of the left-of-centre, and Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, a right-wing senator and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest for attempting a coup in 2022. Polls showed a neck-and-neck race, with candidates needing more than 50% to win. In the first round, Flavio Bolsonaro beat Lula by more than 2.2 million votes, and over 33 million of nearly 160 million voters abstained. Lula, who has faced concerns over cost of living and security, campaigned on social policy and poverty reduction. Flavio Bolsonaro pledged a tougher approach to crime and promised to seek amnesty for his father. Both have faced corruption suspicions; Flavio Bolsonaro is under investigation for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion. Preliminary results were expected Sunday night. Trump said he was watching the election but did not endorse a candidate.

Where accounts differ. The Globe and Mail and Hindustan Times say Brazil's voting is compulsory and that Lula's campaign included a Senate-backed end to the six-day working week, while Deutsche Welle does not mention these points.

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