Brazil vote is between defending national or US flag: Lula
Casting his ballot in São Paulo on Sunday, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attacked conservative challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, declaring that voters are choosing between defending Brazil's green-and-yellow flag or electing a right wing that wants to govern under the American banner.
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- Published Date: 07:50 PM 25 October 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday said voters were choosing between a candidate who defended the national flag or one who preferred the US flag, referring to his rightwing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro.
The right "wants to govern with the American flag," the leftist incumbent said after casting his ballot in the state of Sao Paulo in Brazil's presidential runoff.
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