Rallying in Sao Paulo, Presidential Candidates Seek Votes and Political Support
Bolsonaro sought backing from mayors and councilors, while Lula promised tougher crime policies as both camps pressed voters before the Oct. 25 runoff.
- On Sunday, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva headlined a major campaign rally on Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo ahead of the October 25 runoff.
- Conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who led the first round on October 4 with 47% of the vote, focused Sunday campaign efforts on securing political backing by meeting with mayors and Sao Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas.
- Flavio Bolsonaro promised municipalities more funding to combat crime, stating, "I want to be very close to each one of you, mayors." Lula pledged to overhaul national public safety strategies.
- Retired Petrobras employee Carlos Teobaldo da Silva, 79, attended the rally to support the incumbent, declaring, "I believe in a turnaround, and I will keep fighting for Lula's reelection and his projects."
- Addressing public safety, a top voter concern, Lula promised federal intervention against crime, declaring: "For the working people, for the community, for the territory, protection; for criminals, prison.
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Rallying in Sao Paulo, presidential candidates seek votes and political support
By Isabel Teles and Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - With Brazil's polarized presidential election entering its final stretch, candidates rallied supporters and politicians on Sunday in Sao Paulo, the nation's largest state capital, ahe...
Flávio Bolsonaro participates in lunch with mayors in SP The senator and candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), said on Sunday (11) that the scenario for his victory in the elections of 2026 . . is favorable, but warned that his supporters . . can not lower the guard. The son of former president Jair Bolsonaro participated in a meeting with mayors of São Paulo in the Shopping Light, in the Center of São Paulo. The e…
Petist opponent, Flavio also has an agenda in São Paulo, a meeting with mayors and councillors
Candidates meet campaign commitments this Sunday, 14 days from the second round of elections
While Flavio gathered mayors and promised to expand resources to the municipalities, Lula made an act on Paulista Avenue and strengthened public safety discourse
Flavio Bolsonaro, who won 47% of the votes in the first round, and Lula intensified their campaigns in São Paulo before the second presidential round on October 25, with public security as one of the central axes
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