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Pro-Bolsonaro supporters took part in rallies in Brasilia and many other cities.
Jair Bolsonaro, candidate of the far right and presidential candidate in Brazil, has pledged to fight crime and reduce the record number of murders.
On the eve of Sunday's vote, he said his government would impose the harsh sentences that offenders deserve.
According to the latest polls, about 38 percent of voters will vote for Bolsonaro.
Nearly 150 million Brazilians have the right to vote in the most polarized elections in the country for many years.
"We have to be very tough on crime to make criminals understand that they will not enjoy impunity," Bolsonaro wrote on Twitter.
"Things will be different now, we defend family values, the innocence of children, we treat criminals as such and we are not involved in corruption," he added.
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If no candidate receives more than 50% of valid votes, there will be a second round in three weeks.
Voters will also vote to elect all the governors of the states of Brazil, as well as two-thirds of the senators and all the legislators sitting in the Chamber of Deputies.
More than 1,000 seats in state legislatures in the country are also contested.
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Mr Bolsonaro missed the last part of the election campaign after being stabbed at a rally in September.
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Not him, reads Saturday the banner carried by anti-Bolsonaro protesters
His main rival is the left-wing candidate of the Workers Party, Fernando Haddad.
They should both qualify for the second round on October 28th.
"I do not believe in violence, military dictatorship or lack of freedom," Haddad tweeted.
Haddad, the former mayor of Sao Paulo, is backed by former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Haddad hopes to bring back the Workers' Party to power
Lula left office in 2011 with high approval rates. He was jailed earlier this year for accepting bribes from a construction company.
He denies the allegations and says that they were fabricated to prevent him from representing himself.
On the eve of the vote, Lula wrote a letter of support to Mr. Haddad: "Hope had already overcome fear, love had overcome hatred, and the truth will now overcome lies." he's now calling Haddad. "
Hundreds of women marched Saturday in the streets of São Paulo, accusing Mr. Bolsonaro of being sexist, racist and homophobic.
Mr. Bolsonaro rejected the charges.
