First published 10/5/2026, 5:54:15 PM · Last updated 10/5/2026, 5:54:15 PM

Lula bets on education and non-voters to overturn the result in the runoff

The source says Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is campaigning on education, research and industrial policy and urging abstaining voters to participate in Brazil’s October 25 runoff. It reports that he finished behind Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round.

Illustrative image: Dilma Rousseff election campaign rally march on Avenida Atlântica, Copacabana , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . — Leonard J. DeFrancisci/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Categories: politics-and-governance

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The item describes a Brazilian presidential runoff campaign and an appeal to voters who abstained.

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Lula bets on education and non-voters to overturn the result in the runoff

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