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Mother and daughter carry flags on their tricycle during a rally in support of right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. Brazil is preparing for general elections to be held Sunday, Oct. 28. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil elects far-right congressman Bolsonaro to presidency

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

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

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

A man walks near T-shirt with the image of Jair Bolsonaro, presidential candidate for the National Social Liberal Party, are displayed for sale on a shop in the neighborhood of Nucleo Bandeirante, near the center of Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is recovering after a successful emergency surgery to repair tissues of his intestinal walls. Bolsonaro was stabbed Sept. 6 during a rally in the southeastern city of Juiz de Fora. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Tens of thousands say ‘Not him’ to leading Brazil candidate

By SARAH DiLORENZO and MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA - Associated Press

Supporters of Brazil's Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, display banners with text written in Portuguese that read &quot;Free Lula&quot; during during a protest in front of the Superior Electoral Court, as the trial against the candidacy of the jailed former president continues, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Brazil's general elections will be held on October 7. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil leftist party insists on banned candidate da Silva

By STAN LEHMAN - Associated Press

Supporters holding a photo of Brazil's jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva takes part in the Free Lula March, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug.15 2018. Thousands of supporters of the jailed leader and a current presidential candidate, are in Brasilia to monitor the registration of Lula's presidential candidacy, which will be held today by the Workers' Party in the Superior Electoral Court. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

In defiant act, Brazil party registers Lula for president

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press

In this March 3, 2018 photo, residents stand in line to receive a free vaccine against yellow fever on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Public Health Ministry and state health departments are using Twitter and Facebook to promote the vaccination campaign and to share links to information about the vaccine and the disease. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Rumors, mistrust hinder Brazil yellow fever vaccine campaign

By SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press