“Tens of Thousands Rally for Lula on Rio's Copacabana Beach Ahead of Brazil's Tight Runoff ” — what this page in the network covers. Tens of thousands of supporters of Brazil's leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, gathered on Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana beach on Saturday, in a show of force aimed at securing a historic comeback in Sunday's presidential runoff. Nearly 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote in the election, which pits Lula against far-right incumbent Flávio Bolsonaro. The race remains deadlocked in the polls after Bolsonaro edged the first round on October 4 with 47% of the vote to Lula's 45%.
The rally underscores the high stakes of a deeply polarized contest that will decide the direction of Latin America's largest democracy. Lula, a former two-term president, is seeking to return to power after his corruption convictions were annulled, while Bolsonaro has cast doubt on the electoral system and rallied his base with a conservative agenda. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.