Brasilia, Oct. 25 -- Polls opened across Brazil on Sunday in a closely contested presidential runoff between incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, with the election set to determine whether the country's left returns to power for another term or the political dynasty of former President Jair Bolsonaro makes a comeback.
Lula, 80, of the Workers' Party is seeking a fourth, non-consecutive term, while Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, is aiming to capitalise on his first-round victory on October 4, when he secured 47 per cent of valid votes against Lula's 45 per cent. Neither candidate won an outright majority, forcing a runoff.
The race has tightened since the first round, with a Datafolha poll putting both cand...