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Tom Phillips in Minas Gerais

EXPLAINED: Brazil election bellwether state could have future of democracy in its hands | Vintage Vibes

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva kisses the hand of a child during a march in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, at the weekend.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva kisses the hand of a child during a march in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, at the weekend. Photograph: Washington Alves/Reuters

Armed with red paint brushes and a bucket of glue, the activists marched through the streets of Parrot Hill pasting urgent warnings on to the walls of what has become the frontline in the fight for Brazil’s future.

“Bolsonaro hates the poor,” read one poster. “Bolsonaro speaks nothing but lies. He’s the father of falsehoods,” declared another, asking residents of one of Belo Horizonte’s largest favelas: “Are you really going to vote for him?”

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