Brazil polarised as Bolsonaro seeks re-election and Lula aims for comeback

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Brazil polarised as Bolsonaro seeks re-election and Lula aims for comeback
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Stakes are high as the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro could be unseated by left-wing rival Lula.

has cast unsubstantiated doubts on the trustworthiness of Brazil's electronic voting system, the former president is very much back on the scene and opinion polls give him a double-digit lead over Mr Bolsonaro.

He has also cast doubts on Brazil's electronic voting system, arguing - without providing evidence - that it is open to fraud.Is Brazil's voting system open to fraud? The younger one said she wanted Lula to win, because she liked how he had opened up Brazil's education system to the poor and people of colour, like her.

But with food prices and the cost of living on the rise, she is now looking for change again. She was going to back former governor Ciro Gomes but, with polls showing him trailing far behind in third place, she decided to back Lula.Growing levels of poverty - hunger is said to affect more than 33 million of Brazil's 214 million inhabitants - have boosted support for Lula, who during his previous presidencies lifted millions out of poverty through generous social programmes.

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