Brazil votes in a bitter election dominated by crime and corruption

By Channel 4 News

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The two main candidates in Brazil's presidential elections have both boycotted a TV debate ahead of the first round of voting on Sunday. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Current president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Lula's predecessor, are the only candidates with a real chance of winning. We’ve been out on the campaign trail in an election that's a story of left versus far-right, corruption and revenge, where powerful narco gangs are driving the agenda. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/

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