Bolsonaro, Lula set to face off in Brazil presidential election debate

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 29, 2022 12:00 am

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is expected to face his biggest rival for the presidency, popular leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on Sunday (Monday in Manila) for a debate ahead of October elections, after days of uncertainty over whether they would participate.

'See you at Band (broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes) tomorrow,' Lula, who was president of Brazil from 2003-2010, tweeted on Saturday.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro waves during a cowboy festival in Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 26, 2022 (August 27 in Manila). AFP PHOTO

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