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The main contenders in Brazil's presidential election on Sunday have made their final push for votes with polls suggesting a very tight race. The main contenders are the incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Also this hour: Italy introduces new education laws that focus on foreign-born students and their ability to speak Italian; and how reading books can help those who are in prison. Joining Julian Worricker on the programme are defence and security analyst Karin von Hippel, and Neri Zilber, correspondent for the Financial Times based in Tel Aviv. (Picture: Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro poses for a photograph with a supporter on October 3, 2006. Credit: Issac Fontana/SHUTTERSTOCK)
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