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Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula resumed runoff radio campaigning with competing calls for change
Both candidates returned to radio election ads after the first round. Flávio Bolsonaro framed the runoff as the final step toward victory, while Lula cast it as a choice between democracy and barbarism.
Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula returned to radio campaign advertising on Friday ahead of the runoff, after the first round in which, according to O Globo, the PL candidate received 47.7% and the PT candidate 45.16%.
O Globo reported that Flávio Bolsonaro argued that the country had already chosen change and that the second round would be the last step to secure that outcome. His campaign also highlighted endorsements from Ronaldo Caiado, Romeu Zema and Tarcísio de Freitas.
According to the same outlet, the PL candidate pointed to his victories in São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro and said the new Senate makeup, with 28 seats for his party, would help deliver changes in Brazil. He also defended ending reelection, reiterated proposals on public security and the economy, and said social programs such as Farmácia Popular, Minha Casa, Minha Vida and Bolsa Família would continue if he wins.
In the PT radio ad, Lula described the new phase as a fresh election and said Brazilians would be choosing between strengthening democracy and barbarism, O Globo said. He also portrayed his opponent’s proposals as a setback and said he wants to keep changing Brazil’s history for the better.
O Globo added that Lula emphasized education, including plans to expand universities and federal institutes and to universalize the Pé-De-Meia program. At the end of the message, he warned that a wrong judgment can be costly and stressed that Brazil already knows him.
Separately, G1 Globo published a Datafolha poll for the Federal District on Friday showing Flávio Bolsonaro at 49% and Lula at 43% for the runoff. The survey, according to that outlet, was conducted between October 6 and 8 with 910 respondents, a margin of error of three percentage points and a 95% confidence level.
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About this piece. Written by El Notero with AI assistance, from reporting published by the outlet cited above. El Notero did no original reporting on this story.
