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Brazil's Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro trade barbs in 1st debate only days before presidential runoff

ABC News International · October 19, 2026 at 2:51 AM

Brazil's Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro trade barbs in 1st debate only days before presidential runoff

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro have faced off for the first time in a debate, only days before their Oct.

25 runoff election for the country’s top job

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Brazil's Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro trade barbs in 1st debate only days before presidential runoff

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