Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday (October 24) joined his supporters at a closing campaign rally in Rio’s Copacabana beach ahead of Sunday’s (October 25) runoff.

Footage showed Lula atop a truck waving the Brazilian flag and touching the hands of supporters who surrounded the vehicle as the rally moved through the street.

In remarks before the start of the rally, Lula told his supporters and his team he was certain he'll win the runoff. "I am telling you, and you can write it down: tomorrow I will be elected President of the Republic once again," he added.

Lula and his opponent senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain about even heading to Sunday's election runoff, a CNT/MDA poll showed on Saturday.

The right-wing senator, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, would receive 46.3% of the vote compared with 45% for the leftist Lula, according to the poll. Last week, a poll showed Bolsonaro leading Lula 46.8% to 45.9%.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (OCTOBER 24, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. AERIAL OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ATTENDING CLOSING CAMPAIGN RALLY OF PRESIDENT LULA ON COPACABANA BEACH

2. BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT AND INCUMBENT, LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, ON VEHICLE GREETING SUPPORTERS

3. LULA SUPPORTERS

4. AERIAL OF SUPPORTERS AROUND VEHICLE CARRYING LULA

5. LULA SUPPORTERS

6. LULA TOUCHING HANDS OF SUPPORTERS

7. LULA WITH BRAZILIAN FLAG SURROUNDED BY SUPPORTERS

8. LULA SUPPORTERS

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (OCTOBER 24, 2026) (LULA DA SILVA CAMPAIGN HANDOUT - Access all)

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT AND INCUMBENT, LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, SAYING:

"I am certain that we are going to win the elections. I am telling you, and you can write it down: tomorrow I will be elected President of the Republic once again."

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (OCTOBER 24, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

10. LULA ON VEHICLE JUMPING

11. VARIOUS OF LULA ON VEHICLE SURROUNDED BY SUPPORTERS AND MOVING THROUGH STREET IN FRONT OF COPACABANA BEACH

12. AERIAL OF RALLY IN PROGRESS

13. VARIOUS OF LULA DURING RALLY

14. VARIOUS OF LULA ON TOP OF VEHICLE HOLDING BRAZILIAN FLAG IN ONE HAND AND BRAZILIAN CONSTITUTION IN THE OTHER

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (OCTOBER 24, 2026) (LULA DA SILVA CAMPAIGN HANDOUT - Access all)

15. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT AND INCUMBENT, LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, SAYING:

"It's not possible that we fail to convince Brazilian society of the risk democracy faces, the risk freedom faces, and the risk that good people in this country face."

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (OCTOBER 24, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

16. AERIAL OF LULA TOUCHING HANDS OF SUPPORTERS

17. LULA TOUCHING HANDS OF SUPPORTERS

18. VARIOUS OF LULA AT RALLY

19. SUPPORTERS WITH FLAGS, INCLUDING PALESTINIAN FLAG AND LULA CAMPAIGN FLAGS

20. LULA HOLDING A CHILD DURING RALLY

21. RALLY IN PROGRESS

22. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT AND INCUMBENT, LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, SAYING:

"I see the people with a lot of music, with a lot of joy, and I have a taste of victory in my mouth."

23. VARIOUS OF LULA GREETING SUPPORTERS

24. VARIOUS OF RALLY IN PROGRESS