Presidential campaign heats up in Brazil, as Lula and F. Bolsonaro hold rival rallies

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Brazilian presidential candidate and senator Flavio Bolsonaro speaks at an event to launch the gubernatorial campaign of state candidate Douglas Ruas, at Maracanazinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 22, 2026. REUTERS - Tita Barros 01:52 Issued on: 23/08/2026 - 11:49 Brazilian president Lula de Silva and his political opponent Flavio Bolsonaro pressed on with their presidential campaigns over the weekend, as both candidates held rallies in Rio De Janeiro. Top of the agenda for both candidates was crime, though the two took distinctly different approaches to the issue. Details by Camille Corcoran. Keywords for this article