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Lula bets on education to flip runoff
Lula targets education and non-voters to overturn runoff result.
In brief
Lula targets education and non-voters to overturn runoff result. Lula pledges education and non-voters to flip runoff after losing first round to Bolsonaro. Originally reported by MercoPress.
First round result
Bolsonaro edges Lula with 47% to 45% valid votes in first round.
Lula's campaign pledge
Lula pledges university investment and Pé-de-Meia program to reduce school dropout.
Lula's quote
The result is often unexpected. You never get everything you wanted.
“The result is often unexpected. You never get everything you wanted”
Lula's education plan
Lula links education to increasing Brazil's productive and technological capacity.
“It is through education that we will change this country”
Bolsonaro's investigation
Bolsonaro faces investigation in Banco Master case with no formal charges.
Abstention strategy
Lula targets non-voters from lower-income groups to flip runoff result.
The key point
Lula pledges education and non-voters to flip runoff after losing first round to Bolsonaro.
