One week before the elections in Brazil, Flávio Bolsonaro challenged Lula to a TV debate: “I want to rub the truth in your face.”

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the presidential candidate for the Liberal Party (PL) and principal opposition contender in Brazil, has publicly challenged incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to a face-to-face televised debate. The challenge, issued on Sunday, targets the scheduled broadcast for Thursday, just three days before the presidential election set for October 4.

During the announcement, Flávio Bolsonaro expressed an intention to confront the current president directly on television, framing the proposed encounter around confronting him with the truth ahead of the upcoming electoral showdown.