Brazil is days from an historic presidential election featuring two political titans and bitter rivals that could usher in another four years of far-right politics or return a leftist to the nation’s top job
Brazil is days from a presidential election featuring two political titans and bitter rivals that could usher in another four years of far-right politics or return a leftist to the nation s top job.
As Brazil's Presidential election is days away, the incumbent President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro heads up against socialist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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After Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro boosted welfare payments in August by 50%, many people in the Jequitinhonha Valley, one of the poorest regions of the country, felt they could once again buy some beef, keep electricity running and repair leaky roofs. Even if it was an obvious election-year gambit, needy Brazilians are grateful for the extra 200 reais ($38) per month but perhaps not enough to switch their political allegiance to the far-right leader in large numbers. Bolsonaro has struggled to gain support among the poor, but with less than two weeks to go before a runoff vote against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva the leftist front-runner he is betting the bump in welfare will pay off.