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Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in nail-biter vote

Brazil held its breath on Sunday as voters went to the polls to decide between leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva or his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro. It is the final electoral battle for Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday and is hoping to pull off a dramatic turnaround after coming in second to the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro in the first round of voting. Final polls showed the two candidates neck-and-neck. Sunday’s runoff will determine whether Brazil remains one of Latin