Lula challenges Bolsonaro to release personal records before election

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has challenged his right-wing rival Jair Bolsonaro to disclose personal records before the election. Lula said he is willing to publish his own bank statements and tax returns. He also offered to make his phone records public if Bolsonaro agrees to the same terms. The proposal turns disclosure into a reciprocal test of transparency between the two leading candidates. Publishing comparable records could give voters another way to examine the financial and communications histories of both campaigns. Any release would still need to be authenticated and placed in a format that allows independent inspection. The report does not say whether Bolsonaro accepted the challenge or agreed to publish anything.

Brazil's left-wing president says he will release bank, tax, and phone records if right-wing rival will do the same.

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