The race pits incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro against his political rival, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
President Bolsonaro and his aides share video from football star Neymar Jr, who thanked the far-right leader for visiting his charitable children's foundation, days before high-voltage general elections.
President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters chanted "Our flag will never be red!" — a jab at the colours of leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's party amid a military choir.
If elected, top Lula aide says, the frontrunner presidential candidate plans to focus on the global carbon market and ways to finance conservation and sustainable development in rainforest regions.
Things were heated but remained civil on screen, which cannot be said for the sidelines in the press room where tensions erupted into the open between the Lula and Bolsonaro entourages.
Brazil is "on the road to dictatorship," says President Jair Bolsonaro after police raid businessmen accused of plotting a coup if far-right leader loses in October election.
Trailing Lula in the polls, incumbent Bolsonaro, known for his brash rhetoric, is now counting on a more moderate image and a possible economic upturn to win, his communications minister says.
Several businessmen are being investigated over messages on WhatsApp that backed a coup should the far-right Jair Bolsonaro lose October vote to rival Lula da Silva, local media say.
Frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva receives 47 percent voter support versus Jair Bolsonaro's 32 percent, says pollster Datafolha.
Presidential election campaign officially begins with ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leading all polls against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro amid growing concern of political violence and threats to democracy.
Demonstrators march in several cities to demand fair elections in October amid fears President Jair Bolsonaro would not accept the outcome if he loses the presidential vote.
Petro has promised to raise taxes on the rich, invest in health care and education, and reform the police after a brutal crackdown on anti-inequality protests last year.
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