在周日举行的巴西总统大选第二轮投票前夕，经济问题引发了选民的不满，这有利于保守派候选人的前景。
Economic worries are feeding voter discontent ahead of Brazil’s presidential runoff on Sunday, helping the conservative challenger’s prospects.
拉丁美洲最大经济体的工会工人数量在过去大约15年里减少了近一半，这一变化在很大程度上可以归因于零工工作的增加：如今有近两百万巴西人全职为运输或配送应用程序工作。
Once defined by the size and strength of its labor movement, the number of unionized workers in Latin America’s biggest economy has shrunk by almost half in the last 15 or so years. That shift is partly explained by the rise in gig work: Almost two million Brazilians now work full-time for transport or delivery apps.
工人保护措施的削弱加剧了不满情绪，9月份的一项调查显示，近50%的受访者认为经济状况在过去一年中恶化了。
The loss of worker protection has fed discontent, with almost 50% of respondents to a September poll saying the economy had worsened in the last year.
作为回应，左翼总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦本周加快了福利支付的步伐，试图在民意调查中扭转颓势。
In response, leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this week fast-tracked welfare payments as he looks to catch up in the polls.
