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Brazil Election Watch – the state of the race

Former President Lula holds a commanding lead in the polls ahead of Brazil’s presidential election on 2nd October. It seems unlikely that he would govern as radically as his party’s manifesto suggests but, even so, neither of the leading candidates seem likely to tackle the country’s fiscal and growth problems.

Note: We have launched a dedicated page on our website here to bring together all our research on Brazil's election.

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