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Brazilians to Vote on Sunday; Far-Right Leader Bolsonaro Ahead in Polls

HeadlineOct 05, 2018

Brazilian voters head to the polls on Sunday in a hotly contested presidential election that could have major repercussions throughout the country and the region. The front-runner is far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who has praised Brazil’s military dictatorship and made numerous racist, homophobic and sexist remarks. His primary opponent, former president and head of the Workers’ Party Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, dropped out of the race from prison, where he has been since April on what many consider to be trumped-up corruption charges. His hand-picked successor, Fernando Haddad, is currently placing second in most polls. We’ll have more on Brazil with journalist Glenn Greenwald after headlines.

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