Sulyn Wong: There's a very real chance that Brazil's institutions could be tested with the results. Do you think those institutions are up to the test? Well, they haven't yet had to show their strength because the kind of suspense about what would happen should Lula win in Bolsonaro reject the result was postponed. So yes, I think that Brazilian institutions are absolutely going to face a stress test on October 30th and in the aftermath of this unexpectedly tight election. We're not quite sure what form they will take but then we will be looking at the police, at the army to see what their reaction is.
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