Brazilians will vote in presidential elections on October 2 amid unprecedented levels of political violence. The frontrunners in the battle to lead Latin America’s largest democracy and its largest economy are bitter rivals embodying starkly opposing values. Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is on a mission to save Brazil from a far-right dictatorship. The incumbent, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, claims to be saving the country from communism and has threatened not to respect the vote if red outlaws return to power.