圣保罗，10月11日 - 随着巴西极化的总统选举进入最后阶段，候选人于周日在圣保罗——该国最大的州首府——集结支持者和政客，为10月25日的决选做准备。
SAO PAULO, Oct 11 - With Brazil's polarized presidential election entering its final stretch, candidates rallied supporters and politicians on Sunday in Sao Paulo, the nation's largest state capital, ahead of the October 25 runoff.
保守派参议员弗拉维奥·博尔索纳罗，他在10月4日的第一轮投票中以47%的得票率领先，会见了当选的圣保罗州长塔尔西奥·德·弗雷塔斯。他利用选举后的早期势头，将周日的竞选重点放在通过与市长和市议员会面来争取政治支持上。"我想与你们每一位市长保持密切联系。这就是我们将如何建设一个真正更好的巴西，因为联邦资源将直达基层，" 前总统贾伊尔·博尔索纳罗之子弗拉维奥表示，并承诺如果他当选，市政当局将获得更多资金用于打击犯罪。
Conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who led the first round on October 4 with 47% of the vote, met with reelected Sao Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas. Building on his early post-election momentum, Bolsonaro focused his Sunday campaign efforts on securing political backing by meeting with mayors and city councilors. "I want to be very close to each one of you, mayors. This is how we are going to build a truly better Brazil, because federal resources will reach the ground level," the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro said, promising that municipalities would receive more funding to combat crime if he is elected.
与此同时，现任总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦，在初选中落后两个百分点，在保罗大道上主持了一场大型集会。在登台前接受记者采访时，这位左翼领袖承诺将加大公共安全方面的努力，这是选民的首要担忧。"为劳动人民，为社区，为领土，提供保护；为罪犯，监狱，"卢拉说道，并补充说，如果他连任，他希望通过联邦政府的直接参与来彻底改革国家的犯罪应对方式。
Meanwhile, incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who trailed by two percentage points in the initial vote, headlined a major rally on Avenida Paulista. Speaking to reporters before taking the stage, the leftist leader promised to redouble efforts on public safety, a top worry for voters. "For the working people, for the community, for the territory, protection; for criminals, prison," Lula said, adding that if reelected, he wants to overhaul the national approach to crime with direct federal government involvement.
他站在音响卡车上，敦促年轻选民——他们占现场观众的大部分——踊跃投票，同时也呼吁年长公民，因为70岁以后投票是自愿的。
From atop a sound truck, the president urged young voters, who made up a large portion of the crowd, to turn out, while also appealing to older citizens, for whom voting is optional after age 70.
退休的巴西石油公司员工卡洛斯·特奥巴尔多·达席尔瓦，79岁，他从砌砖工一路晋升为维修主管，身着橙色公司工装参加了集会。他说，尽管在他这个年龄投票是自愿的，但他感到有责任为卢拉投票。"我相信会有转机，我将继续为卢拉的连任和他的项目而奋斗，"席尔瓦说。
Retired Petrobras employee Carlos Teobaldo da Silva, 79, who rose through the ranks from bricklayer to maintenance supervisor, wore his orange company uniform to the rally. He said he felt compelled to vote for Lula, even though voting is optional at his age. "I believe in a turnaround, and I will keep fighting for Lula's reelection and his projects," Silva said.