good evening and welcome to bbc news. it s been a tough day that s how the chancellor began his speech to the party faithful at the conservative party conference this afternoon. it follows a dramatic u turn this morning when the government suddenly dropped its plan to scrap the 45p top rate of income tax. only yesterday, the prime minister had insisted the tax cut would stay except in scotland. but now kwasi kwarteng says criticism of the measure had become a huge distraction that had drowned out other measures announced in the government s so called mini budgetjust 10 days ago. his change of heart followed mounting opposition among tory mps to the tax cut. our political editor, chris mason, reports. first thing this morning, things are moving. and fast. the planned tax cut for the highest paid is being junked. the government has blinked. it was an ambitious plan, and we talked to lots of people up and down the country. i saw the reaction. we considered what to do w
the queues on sunday showed people cared about the outcome. this weekend, bolsonaro fans paraded their candidate ahead of what they saw as a guaranteed win. two political foes now going head to head to lead latin america s biggest nation. there s concern this race could also get violent. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paolo. well, we can speak now to ali rocha, who s a lula supporter living in london. very good to have you with us. how confident are you that your man will win and the second round? weill. confident are you that your man will win and the second round? well, we have to be confident. win and the second round? well, we have to be confident. there s - win and the second round? well, we have to be confident. there s a - win and the second round? well, we have to be confident. there s a lot i have to be confident. there s a lot of work to do. especially convincing the people who don t vote for lula on the first round. not the fanatical s, but the ones who voted for the other