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Amid Violence, Brazil Presidential Candidates Call for Calm

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The two presidential candidates who will square off in Brazil's runoff this month are calling for an end to politically motivated violence- an issue emerging as a central theme of the elections. Numerous cases of violence were reported in the week before the first round of voting on Oct. 7 and have been ongoing since then. The second round of voting is scheduled Oct. 28. The race has exposed deep divisions in Latin America's largest nation, with the two candidates representing...

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