Fernando Haddad, presidential candidate for the Workers Party, gives a press conference to foreign journalists in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Haddad will face Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential runoff on Oct. 28. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Fernando Haddad, presidential candidate for the Workers Party, gives a press conference to foreign journalists in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Haddad will face Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential runoff on Oct. 28. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian presidential candidate on Thursday accused his far-right adversary of illegal campaign practices for allegedly allowing friendly businessmen to secretly pay to spread slanderous messages.

The accusations by left-leaning Fernando Haddad follow a report published by the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo saying businessmen linked to Congressman Jair Bolsonaro allegedly bankrolledforward on his hands and knees until he found his feet. Then he ran flat out along the bank of the stream, towards the clearing with the fallen tree, where the deer grazed just moments before.

The bear lumbered after him, through bushes and over branches. Josh vaulted over the thick, horizontal trunk of the tree and angled up the hill.

Adrenalin surged through him as his legs pumped and propelled him up the slope. His hands grasped at low branches and saplings, pulling and adding to his forward motion in any way they could.

It was nearly two miles back to the camp and the gate through the perimeter fence to safety.

The bear seemed content to keep pace with him and run him down slowly. Either that or he was