巴西将于周日举行大选，选出下一任总统。此次选举主要由现任总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦与前总统雅伊尔·博索纳罗之子、参议员弗拉维奥·博索纳罗之间激烈的竞争所主导。据巴西高等选举法院统计，共有12组总统候选人参加此次选举。
Brazil heads to the polls on Sunday to choose its next president. The election is dominated by a closely fought contest between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. A total of 12 presidential tickets areed for the election, according to Brazil's Superior Electoral Court.
超过1.58亿民众有资格参加此次大选，其中包括居住在海外的91.8万多名巴西人。
More than 158 million people areed to vote in the general elections, including over 918,000 Brazilians living abroad.
此次选举正值政治极化严重之际，卢拉代表左翼劳工党（PT），而弗拉维奥·博索纳罗代表右翼自由党（PL）。第一轮投票将于10月4日举行。
The election comes amid deep political polarization, with Lula representing the left-wing Workers' Party (PT) and Flavio Bolsonaro the right-wing Liberal Party (PL). The first round will take place on Oct. 4.
据高等选举法院规定，若无总统候选人获得超过半数的有效选票，得票率最高的两名候选人将于10月25日进入第二轮角逐。
If no presidential candidate receives more than half of the valid votes, a second round between the two leading candidates will be held on Oct. 25, according to the Superior Electoral Court.
投票将通过巴西的电子投票系统进行。投票站将于当地时间上午8点开放，下午5点关闭。
Voting will take place using Brazil's electronic voting system. Polls will open at 8 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. local time.
此次总统选举是更广泛大选的一部分。选民还将选出27位州长、54位参议员，以及全部513名联邦众议员和各州或地区议员。
The presidential election is part of a broader general election. Voters will also elect 27 governors, 54 senators, all 513 federal deputies and state or district deputies.
每位选民将投下六张选票：一张投给总统，一张投给州长，两张投给参议员，一张投给联邦众议员，一张投给州或地区议员。
Each voter will cast six votes: one for president, one for governor, two for senators, one for federal deputy and one for state or district deputy.
18至70岁的巴西公民必须参加投票，16至17岁的公民可自愿投票。
Voting is compulsory for Brazilians aged 18 to 70, while citizens aged 16 and 17 can vote voluntarily.
卢拉正在寻求其第四个非连续总统任期。他曾于2003年至2010年担任总统，并于2023年重返总统职位。
Lula is seeking a fourth non-consecutive presidential term. He returned to the presidency in 2023 after previously serving from 2003 to 2010.
他与副总统杰拉尔多·阿尔克明搭档竞选连任。他的竞选纲领强调社会项目、减少不平等、经济增长以及打击有组织犯罪。
He is running for reelection with Vice President Geraldo Alckmin as his running mate. His campaign emphasizes social programs, reducing inequality, economic growth and combating organized crime.
他的主要竞争对手是45岁的参议员弗拉维奥·博索纳罗，他是前总统雅伊尔·博索纳罗的长子。
His main opponent is Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, a senator and the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
小博索纳罗首次竞选总统，并获得了其父亲的支持。他的父亲因企图发动政变被定罪，目前正在服刑。
The junior Bolsonaro is running for president for the first time and has received the backing of his father, who is serving a prison sentence after being convicted over a coup attempt. His campaign has emphasized public security, conservative social values, a smaller state and market-oriented economic policies.
他的竞选活动强调公共安全、保守的社会价值观、精简政府以及以市场为导向的经济政策。
Beyond Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro, the other candidates have different political profiles.
除了卢拉和弗拉维奥·博索纳罗之外，其他候选人有着不同的政治背景。
Augusto Cury, a writer and psychiatrist, is running for Avante party.
作家兼精神科医生奥古斯托·库里代表前进党（Avante）参选。戈亚斯州州长罗纳尔多·卡亚多是社会民主党（PSD）的候选人，而前圣保罗州州长罗梅乌·泽马则代表新党（Novo）参选。
Ronaldo Caiado, governor of Goias, is the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), while former Sao Paulo Gov. Romeu Zema is running for Novo. Renan Santos is running for the Missao party.
雷南·桑托斯代表使命党（Missao）参选。其余候选人包括社会主义工人统一党（PSTU）的赫茨·迪亚斯、巴西共产党（PCB）的埃德米尔森·科斯塔、基督教民主党（Democracia Crista）的克拉里安娜·巴朗、工人事业党（PCO）的鲁伊·科斯塔·皮门塔、民主党（Democrata）的威尔逊·格拉西以及人民团结党（Unidade Popular）的萨马拉·马丁斯。
The remaining candidates are Hertz Dias of PSTU, Edmilson Costa of PCB, Clariana Barao of Democracia Crista, Rui Costa Pimenta of PCO, Wilson Grassi of Democrata and Samara Martins of Unidade Popular. Recent polls show Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro leading the first-round race, although surveys differ on the size of the gap.
近期民调显示，卢拉和弗拉维奥·博索纳罗在首轮竞选中处于领先地位，尽管各项调查对两人差距的评估各不相同。
A Datafolha poll conducted Sept. 22-24 gave Lula 40% and Flavio Bolsonaro 36% in the first round.
Datafolha于9月22日至24日进行的一项民调显示，卢拉在首轮获得40%的支持率，弗拉维奥·博索纳罗获得36%。奥古斯托·库里获得5%，卡亚多获得4%，雷南·桑托斯获得3%。
Augusto Cury had 5%, Caiado 4% and Renan Santos 3%. Another poll by Quaest conducted from Sept. 24-28 showed Lula at 39% and Flavio at 34% in the first round.
Quaest于9月24日至28日进行的另一项民调显示，卢拉在首轮获得39%的支持率，弗拉维奥获得34%。库里和卡亚多各获得4%，紧随其后的是获得3%支持率的雷南·桑托斯和获得1%支持率的泽马。
Cury and Caiado had 4% each, followed by Renan Santos with 3% and Zema with 1%. A poll by AtlasIntel, a Brazilian polling and data intelligence firm, released on Sept. 29 showed Lula at 45.3% and Flavio Bolsonaro at 42.2%.
巴西民调与数据情报公司AtlasIntel于9月29日发布的民调显示，卢拉的支持率为45.3%，弗拉维奥·博索纳罗为42.2%。雷南·桑托斯以5.2%紧随其后，库里为2%，卡亚多为1.8%，泽马为0.9%。
Renan Santos followed with 5.2%, while Cury had 2%, Caiado 1.8% and Zema 0.9%. Another Palver poll released on Sept. 29 put Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro at 44% each in the first round, with Renan Santos at 8%.
Palver于9月29日发布的另一项民调显示，卢拉和弗拉维奥·博索纳罗在首轮的支持率均为44%，雷南·桑托斯为8%。
The differences reflect variations in methodology, sample size and fieldwork dates, meaning individual polls should not be treated as directly interchangeable.
这些差异反映了方法论、样本量和实地调查日期的不同，这意味着各项民调结果不能直接互换参考。多项民调预测卢拉和弗拉维奥·博索纳罗之间将不分伯仲。
Several polls predict a tie between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro. Datafolha's latest poll showed Lula with 47% and Flavio with 45%, with the difference within the poll's two-point margin of error.
Datafolha的最新民调显示，卢拉的支持率为47%，弗拉维奥为45%，差距在民调两个百分点的误差范围内。
An AtlasIntel poll showed Flavio at 47.7% and Lula at 47.6%, with a one-point margin of error.
AtlasIntel的一项民调显示，弗拉维奥的支持率为47.7%，卢拉为47.6%，误差范围为一个百分点。
A Quaest poll also showed the two candidates tied at 42% in a hypothetical second round.
Quaest的一项民调也显示，在假设的第二轮投票中，两位候选人以42%的支持率持平。
The close numbers make the distribution of votes among candidates outside the two main camps an important factor in potential runoff scenarios.
这些接近的数字使得两大阵营之外的候选人所获得的选票分配，成为潜在决胜轮中的一个重要因素。
Datafolha found that 80% of voters who have already chosen a first-round candidate said they were certain about their decision.
Datafolha发现，80%已经选定第一轮投票对象的选民表示，他们对自己的决定非常确定。
The poll also showed that Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro had the highest rejection rates, with 45% of respondents saying they would not vote for either candidate under any circumstances.
民调还显示，卢拉和弗拉维奥·博索纳罗的拒绝率最高，45%的受访者表示在任何情况下都不会投票给这两位候选人。
Public security, the economy, corruption, health, social issues and education are among the main concerns of Brazilian voters.
公共安全、经济、腐败、医疗、社会问题和教育是巴西选民最关心的议题。
Public security is a central issue for Flavio Bolsonaro.
公共安全是弗拉维奥·博索纳罗的核心议题。他的竞选团队提议增加50万个监狱床位，建造五座最高安全级别的监狱，并对有组织犯罪采取更严厉的措施。
His campaign has proposed creating 500,000 prison places, building five maximum-security prisons and taking tougher measures against organized crime. Lula's campaign has focused on reducing inequality, maintaining social programs and combating organized crime.
卢拉的竞选活动则侧重于减少不平等、维持社会项目以及打击有组织犯罪。他长达84页的竞选纲领还强调了国家主权和经济增长。
His 84-page program also emphasizes national sovereignty and economic growth. Fiscal policy is another major point of difference.
财政政策是另一个主要分歧点。卢拉提议在寻求维持社会支出的同时，进行渐进式的财政调整。
Lula has proposed a gradual fiscal adjustment while seeking to preserve social spending. Flavio Bolsonaro's platform calls for a faster adjustment of public finances, changes to spending rules, privatization and measures to reduce bureaucracy.
弗拉维奥·博索纳罗的纲领则呼吁更快地调整公共财政、修改支出规则、推行私有化以及采取措施减少官僚主义。
Environmental policy is also significant.
环境政策也至关重要。巴西是一个主要的农业生产国，拥有丰富的自然资源，包括亚马逊雨林、水资源、石油和稀土矿产。
Brazil is a major agricultural producer and holds vast natural resources, including the Amazon rainforest, water resources, oil and rare earth minerals. Lula's program calls for an end to deforestation by 2030 and greater environmental monitoring and conservation measures.
卢拉的纲领呼吁在2030年前结束森林砍伐，并加强环境监测和保护措施。
The election is also taking place amid continued political polarization between supporters of Bolsonaro's movement and Lula's Workers' Party.
此次选举正值博索纳罗运动的支持者与卢拉领导的劳工党之间政治极化持续之际。
Brazil is South America's largest country and one of the world's major agricultural and commodity producers.
巴西是南美洲最大的国家，也是全球主要的农业和商品生产国之一。该国自然资源丰富，包括石油、水资源和稀土矿产，这使得此次选举的意义超越了国内政治范畴。
It is also rich in natural resources, including oil, water and rare earth minerals, giving the election significance beyond domestic politics. The election is being watched across Latin America as Lula remains one of the region's most prominent left-wing leaders, while Flavio Bolsonaro represents the political movement associated with his father.
由于卢拉仍然是该地区最杰出的左翼领导人之一，而弗拉维奥·博索纳罗则代表了与其父亲相关的政治运动，因此这场选举受到整个拉丁美洲的关注。
The result could affect Brazil's relations with the US, China and European countries, as well as its role in regional politics.
选举结果可能会影响巴西与美国、中国及欧洲国家的关系，并对其在区域政治中的角色产生影响。
The election is also being watched in neighboring Argentina, where President Javier Milei has publicly supported Flavio Bolsonaro, adding a regional dimension to the contest.
邻国阿根廷也在关注这场选举，阿根廷总统哈维尔·米莱已公开支持弗拉维奥·博索纳罗，这为这场竞争增添了区域层面的考量。
The final days of the campaign have been marked by efforts by the leading candidates to consolidate support before the Oct. 4 vote.
竞选活动的最后几天，主要候选人都在努力在10月4日投票前巩固支持率。
Flavio Bolsonaro has challenged Lula to participate in a televised debate on Globo scheduled for Oct. 1, three days before the election.
弗拉维奥·博索纳罗已向卢拉发出挑战，要求其参加定于10月1日（即选举前三天）在环球电视网（Globo）举行的电视辩论。
The debate comes during the final stretch of campaigning, as candidates seek to reach undecided voters and consolidate support among their political bases.
这场辩论正值竞选冲刺阶段，候选人正力争触达未决选民，并巩固各自政治基本盘的支持。
The election will determine who leads Brazil for the next presidential term and could shape the country's economic, social, environmental and foreign policies.
此次选举将决定谁将领导巴西进入下一个总统任期，并可能塑造该国的经济、社会、环境和外交政策。
The result will also influence the composition of Congress and state governments, which will affect the next administration's ability to implement its agenda.
选举结果还将影响国会和州政府的构成，进而影响下一届政府实施其议程的能力。
Brazil's position as South America's largest economy and a major agricultural and commodity producer gives the election broader regional and international significance.
巴西作为南美洲最大经济体以及主要农业和商品生产国的地位，赋予了此次选举更广泛的区域和国际意义。
The next government will also determine Brazil's approach to relations with the US, China, Europe and neighboring countries, as well as policies involving the Amazon, energy, trade and strategic minerals.
下一届政府也将决定巴西与美国、中国、欧洲以及邻国之间的关系处理方式，同时还会制定涉及亚马逊地区、能源、贸易和战略矿产的政策。
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