More than one million Lula supporters rally on eve of Brazilian election runoff
by Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro and Tiago Rogero in from World news | The Guardian on (#799F9)
Nearly 159 million people to head to polls on Sunday in battle between leftwing incumbent and Flavio Bolsonaro
More than one million supporters of Brazil's leftwing president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, have streamed on to Rio's most famous beach for a giant protest they hope will propel him towards a historic election fightback against his far-right rival, Flavio Bolsonaro.
Nearly 159m Brazilians will vote in the election's runoff on Sunday, with the pair tied in the polls after Bolsonaro won the first round on 4 October by 47% to 45%.
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