00:13with Brazil's presidential run-off just two weeks away mass mobilizations are
00:18gaining momentum across the country our special envoy Belén de los Santos brings
00:21us the story from Puerto de Janeiro
00:26two weeks before its presidential run-off Brazil closes a weekend marked by mass mobilization
00:32across different states Rio de Janeiro joined on Monday as street carnival groups led demonstrations
00:38in support of President Lula's re-election Sao Paulo was huge Recife was huge Nitero was huge
00:45all of that happened yesterday today Rio showed up too we had a massive beautiful rally in Copacabana
00:51Lapa Square is already packed people just keep coming look over here people just keep coming
00:56from all parts of the city so I think we're at the point where we can start turning things around
01:01and
01:02we have no choice we have to turn this election around I was in Copacabana earlier now here and
01:09we saw huge crowds that sends a message because that's what this is about it's not about us we're
01:16here for all of Brazil one million Brazilians gathered in Sao Paulo over 100,000 in Recife Rio
01:23filled Copacabana and Lapa in one afternoon against the return of the far right to the presidency I've
01:30never seen mobilizations on such a large scale both nationally and internationally as what we're
01:35seeing now we're seeing them in France and Spain too around other demands but also as part of a shared
01:41struggle against the rise of the far-right far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro finished ahead of
01:48Lula da Silva in the first round setting the stage for a high-stakes runoff with a couple of weeks
01:53to
01:53go activists are counting on street mobilization and everyday conversations to win over voters and turn
02:00around the election we have to talk to everyone we can our teachers our friends our neighbors the bus
02:10driver we have to talk to everyone we can our goal is clearly to win over voters but I think
02:17it's
02:17about more than that it's about fostering a different kind of political awareness the October
02:2325th runoff will shape Brazil's political direction for the years to come with consequences that extend far
02:29beyond its borders
02:33Belen de los Santos for tell us your English from Rio de Janeiro Brazil
