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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, and outgoing Finance Minister Fernando Haddad shake hands during a ceremony announcing Haddad's candidacy for governor of Sao Paulo state in the October elections, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil’s finance minister Haddad resigns to launch a high-stakes bid for Sao Paulo governor

By Eléonore Hughes - Associated Press

Voters wait in line at a polling station in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Jair Bolsonaro, presidential candidate with the Social Liberal Party is running against leftist candidate Fernando Haddad of the Workers’ Party. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

The Latest: Trump congratulates Brazil’s new president-elect

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FILE - This file photo combo shows Brazilian presidential candidate of the Workers' Party Fernando Haddad, left, in Sao Paulo on Oct. 16, 2018, and his opponent and frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 17, 2018. Brazil votes on Sunday, Oct. 28, to elect its next president. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, Silvia Izquierdo)

3 things to know about Brazil’s presidential candidates

By SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press

Fernando Haddad, Brazil's presidential candidate for the Workers' Party, holds a Brazilian flag during a campaign rally at the Heliopolis slum of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. Haddad will face far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential runoff on Sunday. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil’s Haddad ends campaign with warning about opponent

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FILE - This file photo combo shows Brazilian presidential candidate of the Workers' Party Fernando Haddad, left, in Sao Paulo on Oct. 16, 2018, and his opponent and frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 17, 2018. Brazil votes on Sunday, Oct. 28, to elect its next president. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, Silvia Izquierdo)

3 things to know about Brazil’s presidential candidates

By SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters during a campaign rally in Brasilia's Ceilandia neighborhood, Brazil. Few people in Brazil other than Bolsonaro’s most ardent supporters believed the far-right congressman had more than an outside shot of winning the Oct. 28, 2018 presidential race to lead Latin America's largest nation. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

A rise from marginal lawmaker to presidential front-runner

By PETER PRENGAMAN and SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2018 file photo, women carry signs that read in Portuguese &quot;Anti fascism, Haddad yes&quot;, during a protest coined &quot;Women Against Bolsonaro&quot; in Brasilia, Brazil, as women and left-wing militants hold protests across the country against the right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro. Across Brazil, a particularly polarizing election has divided families and friends and left some wondering if the rift will permanently change the political and cultural landscape of Latin America’s largest country. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Polarizing presidential race divides families across Brazil

By SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press

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

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

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)

Thousands in Brazil rally in support of candidate Bolsonaro

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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

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)

Brazil candidate accused of spreading fake news stories

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

Voters wait in line at a polling station in the Rocinha favela 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/Ricardo Borges)

The Latest: Ex-Sao Paulo governor accepts defeat

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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 large, inflatable doll of presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, stands during a rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday. The country will hold its general elections on Oct. 7. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Jair Bolsonaro becomes man to beat in Brazil’s upcoming election

By Frederic Puglie -- Special to The Washington Times

Brazil's presidential candidate for the Workers Party Fernando Haddad speaks with journalists in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Brazil will hold general elections on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil leftist candidate accuses Bolsonaro of smear campaign

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Workers' Party presidential candidate Fernando Haddad, center, and his running-mate Manuela d'Avila, right, hold a campaign rally outside federal police headquarters where former President Luiz inacio Lula da Silva is in jail for corruption in Curitiba, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Brazil’s Workers’ Party replaced da Silva with Haddad as its candidate for October’s general election, clarifying one of the biggest question marks hanging over the vote to lead Latin America’s largest nation. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Da Silva’s candidate vows to be his own man in Brazil

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Vice presidential candidate Fernando Haddad and his wife Ana Estela arrive to a Workers' Party National Executive members meeting to discuss the replacement of jailed presidential candidate, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Curitiba, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. While da Silva leads preference polls, he is serving a 12-year sentence for corruption and has been barred from running. The party is expected to announce that Haddad will replace da Silva. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil race begins in earnest with da Silva off party ticket

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press