Brazil Heads to the Polls
Brazilians have voted in a highly polarised presidential election between incumbent leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva -seeking a fourth presidential mandate - and right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who emerged as the leading figure of the conservative movement following the conviction and imprisonment of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro
TL;DR
- Brazilians participated in a highly polarized presidential election.
- The election featured incumbent leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
- Lula da Silva was seeking his fourth presidential mandate.
- Flávio Bolsonaro is the leading figure of the conservative movement.
- Flávio Bolsonaro's rise follows the conviction and imprisonment of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro.