Polarizing Brazil election forces women off fence


  • World
  • Friday, 26 Oct 2018

Law student Scarleth Sampaio, supporter of Brazil's presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, poses for a portrait at her home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - In Brazil's most polarizing election in decades, women have long held the decisive swing vote, with a quarter of the female electorate up for grabs just a month ago — twice the undecided rate among Brazilian men.

Days ahead of Sunday's deciding vote, however, right-wing front-runner Jair Bolsonaro has pushed them off the fence, splitting Brazilian women along deep fault lines.

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