Brazil’s president appeals to undecided voters ahead of run-off

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 22, 2026Country: Brazil

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Brazil’s president appeals to undecided voters ahead of run-off

As Brazil’s presidential run-off approaches on Sunday, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro are seeking support from the roughly 30 million voters who abstained in the first round. President Lula held a rally in the key swing state of Minas Gerais, where Al Jazeera correspondent Lucia Newman reported.

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