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Newshour: Brazilians Vote in Tense Presidential Race

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Brazilians Vote in Tense Presidential Race

07/10/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Newshour, Brazilians Vote in Tense Presidential Race

Frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro has vowed to tackle crime and reduce record high murder rates

Frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro has vowed to tackle crime and reduce record high murder rates.

The far-right frontrunner to become the next president of Latin America’s largest democracy has vowed to make Brazil great again, as election-eve polls gave him a commanding lead in what many view as the most important election in its history.

Also in the programme: Saudi Arabia has denied Turkey's accusation that the Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Kingdom's consulate in Istanbul; and we hear from a Venezuelan singer who has returned home to sing to her fans.

Picture: Supporters of Brazils far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro take part in a campaign rally in Brasilia. Credit: AFP/Getty Images

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