Brazil's presidential candidates hold 1st debate before presidential runoff
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro have faced off for the first time in a debate, only days before their Oct. 25 runoff election for the country’s top job. They exchanged barbs, accusations and insults Sunday in a tense broadcast on Band TV that lasted about two hours. Analysts who expected the incumbent and the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro to reach out to the few undecided voters were left disappointed.
Their heated exchanges, which often included some of their family members as a topic, were sometimes inaudible, with little discussion about their plans for the future. Flávio Bolsonaro won the first round of voting by 47% to 45%.
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