巴西总统候选人在周日决选前的首场辩论中互相攻击，民调显示两人势均力敌。现任总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦一直回避与挑战者弗拉维奥·博尔索纳罗辩论 — — 这位前总统之子因策划政变而被监禁 — — 但右翼候选人在第一轮投票中的胜利让总统处于劣势。
Brazil’s presidential candidates traded barbs in the first debate ahead of Sunday’s runoff, with polls showing a technical tie. Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had avoided debating challenger Flávio Bolsonaro — the son of a former president jailed for staging a coup — but the rightist’s first-round victory put the president on the back foot.
尽管两人势均力敌，巴西的政治格局已经向右转移：博尔索纳罗的自由党如今成为国会两院最大党，并赢得了若干州长职位。博尔索纳罗若获胜，也将印证拉美整体向右转的趋势，为特朗普政府在争夺与中国在该地区影响力的较量中再添一位关键盟友。
Though the pair are neck-and-neck, Brazil’s political system has already shifted to the right: Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party is now the biggest in both chambers of Congress and has won several governorships. A Bolsonaro win would also confirm Latin America’s broader rightward turn, giving the Trump administration another key ally as it vies to outmuscle China across the region.
