Lula, Bolsonaro Face Off in Tense Debate Before Brazil Runoff
- Sunday event follows tighter-than-forecast first-round vote
- It’s the first time the candidates face each other alone on TV
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Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro exchanged insults and corruption allegations during a tense televised debate as they sought to sway voters ahead of a runoff election on Oct. 30.
The event organized by Band TV was the first time the two leading candidates met alone face to face, giving them plenty of time to attack each other as they didn’t have to share airtime with five other contestants who joined debates before the first-round vote of presidential elections on Oct. 2.