President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he is the one standing in the way of the return of fascists to power: “If it weren’t for me standing up to these fascists they’d easily win another election.

I’m the one standing in their way.” Polls on the eve of Sunday’s election put Lula at about 45% of the vote and Flávio Bolsonaro at 40%, according to Datafolha.