Brazil's leading presidential candidates, Lula and Bolsonaro, trade accusations of corruption in the last debate before Sunday's election, with little discussion on proposals to govern the South American country
Incumbent Jair Bolsonaro calls his rival Lula da Silva boss of a criminal gang, with the latter dubbing the president a"shameless" liar, in a debate that sees little discussion on proposals to govern the South American country.
Brazil's leading presidential candidates have traded accusations of corruption in the last debate before the election, with little discussion of proposals to govern the South American country. Lula, who has a comfortable double-digit lead going into the first round of voting, called Bolsonaro a "shameless" liar whose government had covered up graft in the purchase of vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic that killed more than 680,000 Brazilians.
Pollster Datafolha said Lula has 50 percent of the valid votes, excluding blank and null ballots, and could win the election outright on Sunday, avoiding a second-round runoff.
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