NewzPolls have opened across Brazil, with over 158 million citizens eligible to cast their ballots in a high-stakes national election. Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the former president, participated in the vote in Rio de Janeiro, using the occasion to issue a public critique of the current Lula administration.
President Lula expressed confidence as voting commenced, while the outgoing president framed the election as a fundamental choice for the nation, characterizing the decision as one between democracy and barbarism. Election officials expect to release the final results within a few hours of the polls closing.
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