Brazil heads to the polls for high-stakes election between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro

Brazilians started casting their votes on Sunday in a carefully watch presidential election pitting incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in opposition to right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Nearly 160 million voters will even choose lawmakers, senators and governors in an election that can decide whether or not Latin America’s greatest nation follows a regional swing to the precise championed by US President Donald Trump. France24 International affairs commentator Douglas Herbert shares additional insights.



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