Polls put leftist Lula slightly ahead but concerns raised over reports of pro-Bolsonaro highway police setting up roadblocks in rival strongholds
- Brazil election results tracker
A glimmer of hope from the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips. Lula is currently (just) ahead in the bellwether state Minas Gerais:
Your bit of trivia for the day is that the term “bellwether” comes from the leading sheep of a flock, which would have a bell on its neck.
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