THE PRESIDENTIAL run-off on October 25th is shaping up to be the tightest since Brazil returned to democracy in 1985. The election pits Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the 80-year-old left-wing incumbent, against Flávio Bolsonaro, the 45-year-old son of Jair, a former president. No candidate who lost the first round has ever gone on to win the second. But though Lula, as the incumbent is known, trailed Flávio in the first vote on October 4th, he is refusing to go down without a fight. Can he now pull off an upset?
Can Lula, now the underdog, pull off one last trick?
The polls are tightening with just days to go
Photograph: Reuters
