and you are several government offices on saturday. lebanon's president michelle hong is due to leave his official residence before his mandate ends. at midnight. parliament has so far been unable to agree on a home successor. so in the coming hours, brazilians will start casting their ballots in a tightly contested run. our vote for the presidency asked campaigning and did ahead of sundays vote. when a president jerbill scenarios closest associates chased the supporter of challenger lula da silva, a gun points. i. congresswoman corners and belly pursued a man with her weapon drawn after arguing about politics in the streets. his am belly told reporters she knowingly defied an election law that bans the carrying of fire arms 24 hours before an election. meanwhile, opinion polls suggest a tight race between ball scenario and the former president lula da silva. our latin america editor lucio lumen reports from sao paolo oh, it was the very last opportunity for brazil's presidential candidates to appeal to undecided voters far right incumbent president. jade bl, sonata with the emphasis