Brazil’s 158 million voters decide between leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro – the son of former president and Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro – following a highly charged run-off campaign period, with the candidates in a dead heat in polls. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
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Polls open in Brazil for tight runoff between leftist Lula and BolsonaroA tense campaign ahead of the run-off marked by name-calling and accusations Meta ordered to prove it gives Lula and Bolsonaro campaigns equal treatmentThousands march against a return to a right-wing Bolsonaro presidency