'Sao Paulo is a deeply divided place. And is the perfect metaphor for Brazil's presidential election that is tearing the country apart,' writes chief correspondent ramsaysky
Both candidates are populists in their own ways.
There is fear amongst Lula da Silva's supporters that they lost momentum after the first round, that the polls had given them an inflated sense of confidence, and thatLula, a former president, is bidding to stage a remarkable comeback to the top of the political ladder.Arrested in 2018 on corruption charges, later quashed, he was consistently the most popular political leader in the world with approval ratings in the 80s and 90s during his time in office from 2003 until 2011.
Hanging on the traffic lights next to a pedestrian crossing, Saulo has a chalkboard where he keeps a running tally which candidate's merchandise is selling the best. "I don't know who is going to win anymore. This is the most polarised election in history, I guess," he told me while overseeing more sales.
Marcos Oliveira, a professor at the University of Rio de Janeiro, told me he believes the behaviour of Donald Trump and his supporters after his election loss has been co-opted by Bolsonaro's team, and threatens Brazilian democracy.
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