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Brazil election: A clash of titans as Bolsonaro faces Lula

A man wearing a jersey with the image of Brazil's former President and now presidential candidate Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, dances during a street block party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Brazil's general elections are scheduled for Oct. 2. Sunday’s election could signal the return of the world’s fourth-largest democracy to a leftist government after four years of far-right politics led by a president criticized for challenging democratic institutions, his poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that killed nearly 700,000 people and a poorly performing economy. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for a second term, waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Santos, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Brazil's general elections are scheduled for Oct. 2. A former army captain, Bolsonaro campaigned in 2018 on an anti-corruption platform while defending a show-no-mercy approach to crimefighting, traditional family values and national pride. His 2018 slogan — “Brazil above all, God above everyone” — is back this year. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)