Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, won the first round of the election earlier this month but opinion polls show the two candidates about even this week. Lula, seeking his fourth term after winning back the presidency in 2022, defended his government's above-inflation minimum wage increases and stressed that his administration helped millions of Brazilians escape hunger. Bolsonaro, who is a student in the "gated community" where he lives, accused Lula of "memorizing things but not learning."
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Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, won the first round of the election ea…: Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, won the first round of the election earlier this month but opinion polls show the two candidates about even this week.
Lula, seeking his fourth term after winning back the presidency in 2022, defended his gov…: Lula, seeking his fourth term after winning back the presidency in 2022, defended his government's above-inflation minimum wage increases and stressed that his administration helped millions of Brazilians escape hunger.
Bolsonaro, who is a student in the "gated community" where he lives, accused Lula of "mem…: Bolsonaro, who is a student in the "gated community" where he lives, accused Lula of "memorizing things but not learning."
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Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, led Lula in the first round of the election earlier this month, but opinion polls have shown the two candidates about even this week after the gap between them narrowed.
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Bolsonaro and Lula repeated their campaign proposals during the over two-hour debate hosted by Globo, Brazil's most-watched TV channel, focusing on themes such as the cost of living, welfare and security, while exchanging allegations of corruption.
Lula, who is seeking his fourth term after winning back the presidency in 2022, has defended his government's above-inflation minimum wage increases and stressed that his administration helped millions of Brazilians to escape hunger.
The president said the younger Bolsonaro "is like students studying for college entrance exams. They can memorize things, but they can't learn." He also said that "in the gated community where Bolsonaro lives, people don't go hungry." Reuters
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