Thousands rally for Lula and Bolsonaro on eve of tight Brazil vote
A campaign rally for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. | AFP-JIJI
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Oct 25, 2026
Rio de Janeiro – Copacabana beach turned red for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as hundreds of bikers revved their engines for right-winger Flavio Bolsonaro on Saturday on the eve of Brazil’s nail-biter election.
Tens of thousands of supporters flooded the streets as the incumbent and his rival wrapped up a bitter campaign that has left Latin America’s biggest nation more polarized than ever.
Lula, who turns 81 next week, jumped up and down on the back of a campaign truck, waving a massive Brazilian flag as he made his way through throngs of supporters wearing the red of his Workers’ Party (PT).
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