Brazil ahead of the runoff: how a changing working class is reshaping the race between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro
In the second round of Brazil's presidential election, which takes place on Sunday, incumbent president Lula da Silva faces right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, who won the first round. A BBC correspondent in Osasco and Rio de Janeiro describes how deindustrialization, the growth of the gig economy and evangelical churches are changing the electorate, while Lula's campaign is betting on mobilizing non-voters. In the second round of Brazil's presidential election, which takes place on Sunday, incumbent President Lula da Silva faces right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, who won the first round. The BBC correspondent in Osasco and Rio de Janeiro describes how deindustrialisation, the growth of the gig economy and evangelical churches are changing the electorate, while Lula's campaign is betting on mobilising non-voters.
Otabek Yusupov