Brazilians will vote on Sunday in a polarised presidential race that could result in the election of a far-right former army captain. Front-runner Jair Bolsonaro has surged in opinion polls in the past week. His praise of past dictatorships enrages critics, but his promise of a brutal crackdown on crime and corruption has electrified his supporters. Mr Bolsonaro’s closest rival is PT candidate Fernando Haddad, a former mayor of São Paulo and one-time education minister. Two polls published late on Saturday showed Mr Bolsonaro had increased his lead over Mr Haddad in the past two days, taking 36 per cent of voter intentions compared with Mr Haddad’s 22 pe rcent.

Source: The Irish Times October 07, 2018 08:48 UTC