Brazil's Bolsonaro Declines Debate with Rival ahead of Sunday Election

Brazil's leading presidential hopeful, far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, said on Tuesday that he will not debate his leftist rival before Sunday's election, and sought to counter criticism that he represents a threat to the country's democracy. Bolsonaro, who was stabbed last month while campaigning, said in a radio interview that he was not physically fit enough to attend any debate. His rival for the presidency, Fernando Haddad of the Workers Party (PT), has demanded...

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