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A victory against socialism in Brazil

By Brian Darling

Employees of the Regional Electoral Tribunal carry boxes containing electronic voting machines that will be used in the second round of the Brazilian elections, at an electoral control center, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Brazilians return to the polls on Oct. 28 for the second round of voting. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil’s Haddad makes final push to win over Lula’s backers

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 19, 2018 file photo, presidential hopeful, conservative Brazilian lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro flashes two thumbs up as he poses for a photo with cadets during a ceremony marking Army Day, in Brasilia, Brazil. As Sunday’s, Oct. 28 election approaches, fierce debates are unfolding in Brazil and beyond over how to describe Bolsonaro, a candidate whose eclectic mix of policies and harsh language thrills supporters and terrifies detractors. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Fascist? Populist? Debate over describing Brazil’s Bolsonaro

By PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press

Supporters of presidential candidate for the Workers Party Fernando Haddad, participate in a campaign rally in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Brazilians return to the polls on Oct. 28 for the second round of voting. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil newspaper asks probe of threats to election reporter

By STAN LEHMAN - Associated Press

In this Oct. 17, 2018 photo, a man walks past graffiti that reads in Portuguese: &quot;Not him&quot; in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Polls have consistently shown that both candidates for the presidency have the highest rates of rejection, defined as when a potential voter says he or she will not support a particular candidate under any circumstances. (AP Photo/Beatrice Christofaro)

For many Brazilians, election is picking ‘lesser of evils’

By BEATRICE CHRISTOFARO - Associated Press

In this Sept. 2, 2018, file photo, evangelicals raise their hands in prayer as they listen to a song during a service at the Assembly of God Victory in Christ Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) **FILE**

Jair Bolsonaro aided by Evangelicals in Brazil president race

By Frederic Puglie — Special to The Washington Times

A man yells after listening to the Brazil's anthem during a campaign rally for presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, of the far-right Social Liberal Party, in Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. The rally took place one week before Brazilians return to the polls on Oct. 28 for a second round of voting. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Furor over comments about shutting supreme court in Brazil

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Jair Bolsonaro, the maverick, politically incorrect, far-right populist presidential candidate, was leading his opponent by 18 percentage points a week before Brazil's election runoff. (Associated Press/File)

Jair Bolsonaro near Brazil election win for president

By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

With a banner in Portuguese that reads &quot;More Love and Less Hatred,&quot; hundreds of demonstrators marched during a protest called &quot;Women against Bolsonaro,&quot; in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. Women and left-wing militants held protests across the country against the right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Thousands rally against leading, far-right Brazil candidate

By STAN LEHMAN - Associated Press

President of the Superior Electoral Court Rosa Weber, talks with the President of the Workers' Party Gleisi Hoffmann, during a meeting with the leadership of the Workers' Party, at the Supreme Electoral Court headquarters, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. The Haddad campagin accused far-right adversary of illegal campaign practices for allegedly allowing friendly businessmen to secretly pay to spread slanderous messages. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

WhatsApp tells companies to stop spam amid Brazil elections

By SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press

Fernando Haddad, presidential candidate for the Workers Party, gives a press conference to foreign journalists in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Haddad will face Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential runoff on Oct. 28. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil front-runner accused of illegal campaign practices

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Fernando Haddad, Brazil's presidential candidate for the Workers Party, speaks during a meeting with union leaders, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Haddad will face Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right congressman in a presidential runoff on Oct. 28. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil presidential candidates exchange insults on Twitter

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, of the right wing Social Liberal Party arrives for a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. Bolsonaro will face Workers Party presidential candidate Fernando Haddad in a presidential runoff on Oct. 28. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro denies ties to strategist Steve Bannon

By BEATRICE CHRISTOFARO - Associated Press

Jair Bolsonaro, the maverick, politically incorrect, far-right populist presidential candidate, was leading his opponent by 18 percentage points a week before Brazil's election runoff. (Associated Press/File)

EDITORIAL: Opportunity for Brazil

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A supporter of presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro of the Social Liberal Party, buys a Brazilian flag being sold in front of the entrance of Bolsonaro's home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. Bolsonaro will face Workers Party presidential candidate Fernando Haddad in a presidential runoff on Oct. 28. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Amid violence, Brazil presidential candidates call for calm

By PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press

Backdropped by a picture of the presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro of the Social Liberal Party, Gustavo Bebianno Rocha, president of the Social Liberal Party, arrives to speak to journalists after his candidate spoke in a live broadcast on Facebook, at a hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. Official results showed that Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad will face Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right congressman in a second-round vote. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Leading Brazilian candidate to skip 1st TV debate for runoff

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Backdropped by a picture of the presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro of the Social Liberal Party, Gustavo Bebianno Rocha, president of the Social Liberal Party, arrives to speak to journalists after his candidate spoke in a live broadcast on Facebook, at a hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. Official results showed that Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad will face Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right congressman in a second-round vote. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Brazilians split about Roger Waters criticism of candidate

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

This photo combo of Workers' Party Presidential candidate Fernando Haddad shot on Oct. 4, left, and an Oct. 7, 2018 photo of Jair Bolsonaro, of the Social Liberal Party, shows the two candidates that will face off in a second-round vote in Brazil. Official results of Sunday's Oct. 7 election showed that Haddad will face Bolsonaro, the far-right congressman, in a second-round vote. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazilians weigh stark visions of future in runoff election

By Peter Prengaman, Sarah Dilorenzo and Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro, of the Social Liberal Party, flashes victory hand signs to supporters after voting at a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. Brazilians choose among 13 candidates for president Sunday in one of the most unpredictable and divisive elections in decades. If no one gets a majority in the first round, the top two candidates will compete in a runoff. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A look at the campaign proposals made by Brazil’s Bolsonaro

By PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press

With the faces painted with the colors of Brazil, demonstrators shout slogans during a race in support of Jair Bolsonaro, presidential candidate for the National Social Liberal Party, in the center of Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. Brazil will hold general elections on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s far-right candidate falls short of election stunner

By SARAH DiLORENZO and MAURICIO SAVARESE and PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press