Brazil: Lula and Bolsonaro clash in Rio ahead of presidential elections

Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, the opposition candidate, held rallies in Rio a month and a half before the first round.

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Their speeches pit a social vision against a security-focused, conservative approach.

Brazil's electoral campaign is set to be highly polarized.

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