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Brazilians vote Sunday, October 4th to choose between left-wing president Lula and his far-right rival Flavio Bolsonaro, a choice of society in a polarised country. Women represent the majority of this Brazilian electorate. In the last election, women had been instrumental in Lula's victory. Report by Valeria Saccone, account by Antoine Fenaux.
Some 160 million Brazilian voters go to the polls on Sunday 4 October to choose between left-wing President Lula, 80 years old – who is running for a fourth and final non-consecutive term – and his far-right rival, Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Voters began to go to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election in Brazil. Left-wing president Lula said after voting that the choice was between democracy and "barbarism". His conservative rival said he wanted to "free the Brazilian people". The two candidates are in a row in the last polls.
Brazilians vote on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election. Left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, is running for a fourth non-consecutive term. His main opponent is the extreme right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
See you soon 81, Lula wants to show that he has the energy to still preside over Brazil. After prison, a conviction for corruption, skin cancer, he ran for a fourth term at the head of the country. On 4 and 25 October, he will face Flavio Bolsonaro in a duel that looks to be tight.
In #Brazil, the electoral campaign is in full swing. Nearly 159 million voters are called to the polls to elect their deputies, their senators, but above all their president. If the vote is secret, the colours and faces of the candidates are displayed everywhere on the streets, even on goodies and derivatives. A real trade has developed. Our correspondent Fanny Lothaire went to the markets in Rio to discover this phenomenon.
This weekend, Brazilians vote in the first round of the presidential election, in a duel between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. The last pre-election debate was finally cancelled. Lula had announced her absence, officially retained by another commitment. Flávio Bolsonaro refused to debate without his main opponent. A confrontation that was to be the last major television battle before the vote. The details of David Dellos, an international columnist in France 24.
In Brazil, the number of hunters, shooters and collectors exploded under Jair Bolsonaro. In the south of the country, especially in Santa Catarina, the arms defenders have challenged the restrictions imposed by Lula since 2023. In this very conservative state, the pro-arms lobby is already mobilizing for the next elections. Report of France 24 correspondent in Brazil, Fanny Lothaire.
At 80, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is a candidate for his re-election as head of Brazil on Sunday. And to run for a fourth term, the former metal worker relied on his popularity and a solid balance sheet with a revitalized economy. But in the face of Donald Trump's pressure, he struggles to mobilize. To the point of being at the elbow-to-neck in the polls with his far right rival, Flavio Bolsonaro.
A report by Marine Resse, Fanny Lothaire, and Mélanie Blondeau.
Antoine Mariotti shares his analysis of the situation.
Rio de Janeiro is experiencing its wettest month of September ever, said Wednesday, 23 September, the local alert system, while the climate phenomenon El Niño threatens to be severe in Brazil. Far from postcard images, the umbrellas have left room for umbrellas on iconic beaches where the sun has made only rare appearances since the beginning of the month, to the great dam of tourists.
In Brazil, the President, to be held on 4 October, will oppose outgoing President Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for attempted coup d'état. The polls draw a second tight turn between the two men. Another issue of the campaign is American interference. Lula intends to ask Donald Trump not to interfere with the Brazilian election, while Washington has imposed new surcharges on the country.
It's not just Flavio campaigning in the shadow of the father at the Bolsonaro. The eldest son, who is currently at the elbow-to-neck with Lula in the presidential race, can count on his brothers, senatorial and legislative candidates in southern Brazil. Officialized by the Liberal Party, Carlos is running for a term in the Senate for the first time. The Benjamin Renan is running for the National Assembly. In this South faithful to their father, their only name is enough to win.
