After months of violence, Brazil chooses their new leader

Brazilians vote between two well-known candidates in an upcoming election.

Supporters of Brazil's President and candidate for re-election Jair Bolsonaro attend a marketing campaign rally in Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, September 24, 2022. [Suamy Beydoun/Reuters]

Brazil is about to vote in a basic election on October 2. The nation will choose between two candidates surrounded by controversies, former President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva and present President Jair Bolsonaro. And with this, Brazilians are at a crossroads trying in direction of the previous to decide on the most suitable choice for his or her future. Immediately, a glance into this weekend’s election.

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• Lucia Newman (@lucianewman), Al Jazeera Latin America editor and senior correspondent

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Chloe Okay. Li with Ney Alvarez, and our host, Halla Moheiddeen. Ruby Zaman fact-checked this episode. Our manufacturing crew consists of Chloe Okay Li, Alexandra Locke, Ashish Malhotra, Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, and Ruby Zaman. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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