Candidates Close Campaigns as Brazil Presidential Election Nears

Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro listens to the national anthem during a meeting with women in Porto Alegre, Brazil Aug. 30, 2018. Diego Vara/Reuters

Brazil’s presidential campaign entered its last 48 hours on Oct. 5, with right-wing front-runner Jair Bolsonaro’s lead growing before Oct. 7 vote, as candidates and supporters took part in final rallies.

Bolsonaro is recovering from a near-fatal knife attack while he was on the campaign trail.