Cops on Brazil's campaign trail call for backup as violence spikes

Federal policemen patrol as Former Brazil's President and candidate for presidential election Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a campaign rally in Portela Samba School in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil (Reuters) - The day after a Workers Party (PT) official was shot dead by a supporter of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in July, the Federal Police guarding his leftist campaign rival sent a classified memo to senior colleagues across Brazil.

They were calling for backup.