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Women take the spotlight at first Brazil presidential debate

People pose for a photo in front of a mural of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is again running for president, at a bar before a televised presidential debate, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Brazil's general elections are scheduled for Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Presidential candidate Simone Tebet of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, speaks during a presidential debate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Brazil will hold general elections on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for re-election, center, presidential candidate Simone Tebet of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, left, and presidential candidate Soraya Thronicke of the Brasil Union Party, attend a presidential debate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Brazil will hold general elections on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for re-election, right, and presidential candidate Simone Tebet of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, participate in a presidential debate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Brazil will hold general elections on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Brazil's former president and now presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party, speaks during a presidential debate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Brazil will hold general elections on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for re-election, gestures during a presidential debate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Brazil will hold general elections on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Felipe D'Avila of the Novo Party, left, Former President and candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Workers' Party, second left, Simone Tebet of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, third from left, Brazil's President and candidate Jair Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party, third from right, Soraya Thronicke of the Brasil Union Party, second right, and Ciro Gomes of the Democratic Labour Party, attend a presidential debate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Brazil will hold general elections on Oct. 2.(AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Women take the spotlight at first Brazil presidential debate