Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has challenged his election rival Flavio Bolsonaro to disclose their bank accounts and phone numbers, in response to corruption allegations made by the latter against his government.
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Lula da Silva said during an election debate on Sunday: "Flavio has talked a lot about corruption. I want to make a proposal. I challenge you to reveal our bank accounts and open our phones tomorrow, so that the Brazilian people know who the thief is in this country."
The Brazilian president explained that he is prepared to disclose information about his bank account and the accounts of all his family members, calling on his rival to take the same step, adding: "And we will go to court."
The first round of Brazil’s presidential election , held on October 4, did not produce a winner, as none of the candidates received more than 50% of the votes.
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, came in first with 47.03% of the vote, ahead of current President Lula da Silva, who received 45.16%.
The second round of elections is scheduled to take place on October 25 .