end of a tense presidential campaign between Jair Bolsonaro and Lula

The Brazilian presidential campaign ends on Sunday, October 30, with the second round between Jair Bolsonaro, outgoing president, and Lula, leftist candidate. During a final televised debate, the two men do not have much to say to each other. They prefer to berate each other, and the insults burst forth, from “bandit” at “liar“, Passing by “imbalance“. A debate in the image of an electric campaign, often filthy and full of low blows.

In the first round, Bolsonaro had made the polls lie, which gave him far behind Lula. The race now looks tight. According to a latest poll, Lula would be six points ahead of the outgoing president. “These elections represent the struggle of democracy against fascism.”, did he declare. Today, the country is fractured like never before. If Lula wins, some fear a scenario like the invasion of the Capitol in the United States in 2021, after the defeat of Donald Trump.