Tackling the huge number of informal workers and reducing the costs to employers of hiring staff will be key challenges for the winner of Brazil’s upcoming presidential election.

On 2 October, Brazilians will go to the polls to choose between the two leading candidates – far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and former leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Should neither candidate receive more than 50% of the popular vote, a runoff will take place on 30 October.