Oct. 9—Brazilian voters will face a stark choice when they head to the polls Oct. 25 for the final round in their presidential elections. They will, in fact, be choosing between the two paradigms being fought out internationally.

Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of the now-jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, led the first round with 47.03% of the vote on Oct. 4. He campaigned as the “right-wing” candidate who, if elected, will pull Brazil out of the BRICS in order to align it with the United States on all policies. He promises that the country will join President Donald Trump’s Shield of the Americas operation. Domestically, he champions an austerity and privatization policy modeled on Argentine President Javier Milei’s brutal “chainsaw” economics and reaching a free trade agreement with the U.S. He has the firm support of wealthier voters and evangelical Christians.