Competing rallies were held across Brazil on this Labor Day, fueled by passion on both ends of the political spectrum.

Supporters of ​Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro ​turned out to back their right-wing leader while leftists turned out too, to show their disdain and support of his likely contender in October's election: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

CGTN’s Paulo Cabral reports. 

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