Brazilian presidential candidates hold televised debate.

On the evening of the 18th local time, Brazil's incumbent President and Workers' Party candidate Lula and former President Jair Bolsonaro's son, Liberal Party candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, held a public debate on Brazil's Bandeirantes television network. This was the first time the two appeared on the same stage in a televised debate during this year's Brazilian presidential election. In the debate, Lula emphasized the achievements of the current government in public health, promoting employment, and supporting small and micro enterprises, and promised to continue promoting economic growth, strengthening public security management, and safeguarding Brazil's sovereignty in international affairs in the future. Flavio Bolsonaro focused his commitments on combating organized crime and maintaining public security. He also proposed to make efforts to reduce the level of public debt, while providing debt restructuring support for enterprises and individuals, and improving the service level of the public health system by introducing professional talent and applying advanced technology. The results of the first round of voting in Brazil's presidential election were released on the 4th of this month. Flavio Bolsonaro won about 47% of the valid votes, ranking first; Lula ranked second with a gap of about 2 percentage points. The two will enter the second round of the runoff on the 25th.