Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro clash over the presence of the State in the runoff campaign

Brazilian presidential candidates Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro have intensified their rhetoric in television and street campaigns at the start of the runoff race for the October 25 election. The two figures clashed directly over the presence and role of the state in Brazil.

Flávio Bolsonaro, representing the Liberal Party (PL), focused his opening campaign discourse heavily on the theme of change.