A Saintly Spat and Debate Snub: Brazil Enters Final Polls Stretch
Flavio Bolsonaro and three right-of-center candidates will use the debate to court undecided voters as Lula skips it to appear on a podcast.
- TV Globo hosts its final presidential debate on Thursday ahead of Sunday's election, though President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will not attend the event.
- Once a hallmark of Brazilian democracy following the end of the 21-year military dictatorship, televised debates have lost relevance as leading candidates increasingly skip events, a trend Lula also demonstrated in 2006.
- Senator Flavio Bolsonaro confirmed participation to appeal to undecided voters, stating "My only opponent in this campaign is Lula," while Lula plans a podcast appearance instead.
- Right-of-Center candidates including former Goias Governor Ronaldo Caiado, author-psychiatrist Augusto Cury, and former Minas Gerais Governor Romeu Zema are expected to attend, with rivals criticizing Lula for dodging scrutiny.
- A Quaest survey shows Lula with 39% support for the first round and Bolsonaro with 34%, though both candidates remain tied at 42% in a simulated runoff.
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rtl.luA saintly spat and debate snub: Brazil enters final polls stretch
Scandals, attacks and counter-attacks have dominated a bitter campaign battle between leftist Lula and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, who face off in a voting on Sunday, but they have not gone head-to-head in person. Lula, 80, has refused to attend a televised debate Thursday with Bolsonaro and three other candidates, and will appear on a popular podcast at the same time. The latest scandal to hit the campaign erupted after media repor…
Brazil’s Lula skips final TV debate as rivals make last appeal to voters
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Brazil's Lula skips final TV debate as rivals make last appeal to voters
SAO PAULO, Oct 1 - Brazilian presidential candidates will on Thursday have one of their final opportunities to reach voters ahead of Sunday's election as TV Globo, the country's largest free-to-air broadcaster, hosts its traditional end-of-campaign debate. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A debate marked, since then, by the absence of Lula da Silva. Still, Montenegro spoke with Proença, Jesus and Ronaldo on the phone yesterday.
Without President Lula (PT) and with the confirmed presence of candidate Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), TV Globo promotes today (1) the last debate among candidates for the Presidency of the Republic. The first round takes place on Sunday (4).
The senator and presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) spent this Wednesday training answers on the case involving Our Lady Aparecida and his relationship with former banker Daniel Vorcaro for the debate of TV Globo, marked for this Thursday. With the confirmation that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) will not participate in the confrontation, the preparation also included questions to the empty pulpit intended for the petist and w…
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