Brazil’s presidential election on 4th October is shaping up to be a close race between President Lula and right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro. While Bolsonaro would likely take a tougher stance on crime and pivot foreign policy closer to the US, it’s not clear that he will be the fiscal hawk markets are hoping for.
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