Rarely has the stakes of the Brazilian presidential election, the first round of which takes place on Sunday, been so decisive: it puts two men face-to-face, Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whom everything opposes in a duel that tests the solidity of the institutions of the largest country in Latin America.
The 76-year-old former left-wing president is the big favorite in the polls with a large lead in the polls over the current head of state, elected in 2018 on a wave of "clearance" of corrupt political elites.
Thirty-three years after his first campaign, Lula is a candidate for the presidency for the seventh time, which he assumed twice, from 2003 to 2010.
Extreme polarization
While more than 156 million Brazilians are called to vote, two uncertainties weigh on the election: can Lula be elected on Sunday evening?
Will Bolsonaro accept the verdict at the polls?
All the polls give a comfortable lead to the candidate on the left.
The latest DataFolha poll, released Thursday evening,...
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