Polls open in Brazil presidential run-off, far-right candidate favorite

Brazil begins voting today in a divisive presidential run-off election whose front-runner, far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, is vowing to rescue the country from crisis with a firm grip.

Bolsonaro has tapped into deep anti-establishment anger, but repulsed part of the electorate with his denigrating remarks about women, gays and blacks. He faces leftist Fernando Haddad, a former mayor of Sao Paulo.

Polls close at 2200 GMT, with the results expected around 2300 GMT.

— AFP

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