Campaigning for Brazil’s general election in October does not formally start until August 16th, but already the race is testy(易怒的，暴躁的). Donald Trump has slapped new, exorbitant(过高的，离谱的) tariffs on Brazil, his motivation seemingly more to do with politics than trade. Brazil’s government denied visas to two officials from the US State Department, claiming they planned to cast doubt on(对…产生怀疑) the integrity(诚信，完整) of the country’s electronic-voting system. On July 25th Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, travelled to São Paulo and gave a speech in which he referred to Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as a “convict” and “thief”. And on August 4th the Trump administration revoked(撤销，吊销) the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States.
巴西十月大选的竞选活动要到8月16日才正式开始，但选战已经火药味十足。唐纳德·特朗普对巴西加征了新的、高得离谱的关税，其动机似乎更多关乎政治而非贸易。巴西政府拒绝向美国国务院的两名官员发放签证，称他们计划质疑该国电子投票系统的诚信。7月25日，阿根廷总统哈维尔·米莱前往圣保罗发表演讲，称巴西总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦为“罪犯”和“小偷”。8月4日，特朗普政府吊销了巴西驻美国大使的签证。
For all this fuss(尽管闹得沸沸扬扬) with foreigners, the mood among Brazilians is one of disillusion(幻灭，失望). Voters appear unenthusiastic about the choices on offer. Leading the race is the 80-year-old incumbent(现任者，在职者), known as Lula, making his seventh run for the presidency. His main challenger is Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of Jair Bolsonaro, a populist former president serving a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup after losing the most recent election, in 2022.(他的主要挑战者是弗拉维奥·博索纳罗，即雅伊尔·博索纳罗的长子，后者因在2022年败选后试图政变而被判27年。) A slew of(大量的，许多) other right-wing candidates poll(获得选票，民意调查) in single digits. Whoever wins will lead a divided country. Around half of Brazilians say they would never vote for Lula, and a similar share would never vote for Flávio.
尽管与外国人的这些纷争闹得沸沸扬扬，巴西民众的情绪却是幻灭。选民对摆在面前的选择似乎并不热心。领跑选战的是80岁的现任总统卢拉，这是他第七次竞选总统。他的主要挑战者是弗拉维奥·博索纳罗，即雅伊尔·博索纳罗的长子。雅伊尔·博索纳罗是一位民粹主义前总统，因在2022年败选后试图发动政变而被判27年监禁。其他一批右翼候选人的民调支持率仅为个位数。无论谁获胜，都将领导一个分裂的国家。大约一半的巴西人表示永远不会投票给卢拉，同样比例的人永远不会投票给弗拉维奥。
As well as(除…之外，也) their next president, Brazilians will pick governors for all 27 states, two-thirds of the Senate and every member of the lower house. The next president will have a chance to nominate(提名，任命) four of the 11 justices(大法官，法官) who sit on Brazil’s Supreme Court, a powerful institution that often intervenes in politics. If no presidential candidate wins more than half the votes on October 4th, a run-off(决选， runoff) will be held on October 25th.
除了选出下一任总统，巴西人还将选出全部27个州的州长、三分之二的参议员和众议院的所有议员。下一任总统将有机会提名巴西最高法院11名大法官中的4名，该法院是一个经常干预政治的强大机构。如果在10月4日没有总统候选人赢得超过半数选票，将于10月25日举行决选。
