(MENAFN- QNA) Millions of Brazilians are set to vote for a new president, the tightest vote the country has seen in decades.
Incumbent left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff of the Workers Party (PT) faces centrist Aecio Neves of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) in the second run-off round.
Both candidates have pledged to kick-start Latin America's largest economy and make it more competitive.
Voting opens at 08:00 (10:00 GMT), according to the (BBC).
The latest opinion polls showed President Rousseff with a slight lead over the opposition candidate.
A survey by pollster Datafolha gave her 52% voter support against 48% for Neves.
A separate survey by polling firm Ibope gave the incumbent 53% against 47% for her challenger.
Both polls had a margin of error of plus or minus 2%.
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