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The far-right president Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voted early on Sunday. Opinion polls suggest the leftist ex-president has a commanding lead.
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Recent opinion polls have given da Silva a commanding lead — the last Datafolha survey published Saturday found a 50% to 36% advantage for da Silva among those who intended to vote.
The race pits incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro against his political nemesis, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
On Sunday, almost a dozen candidates were on the ballot for Brazil's presidential election. Still, only two have a real shot at victory: right-wing incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro and his political nemesis, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, head of the left-wing Workers Party.
Leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was leading right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a tight race with more than 90% of the ballots counted in Brazil's presidential election Sunday night.