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Lula, Bolsonaro to Clash Once More Before Brazil Vote

The son of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro beat Lula by two percentage points in the first round of presidential elections earlier this month, nabbing 47 percent of the vote. The senator's surprise lead has kicked the Brazilian left into action, with enormous rallies staged across the country ahead of Sunday's runoff. The incumbent, on the cusp of 81, has meanwhile upped his social media game at the eleventh hour, posting selfie-mode v…

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With Selfies And Squats, Brazil's Lula Seeks One Last Political Comeback

Lula, a defining figure in Brazilian politics over four decades, rose from poverty to the presidency, fell into disgrace and was jailed, before once again rising from the political ashes

3 hours ago·New Delhi, India

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Brazil: Final Face to Face Between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro Before the Second Round

The son of former extreme right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro had made the polls lie by ahead of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first round on 4 October, by 47% against 45% of the votes. He has since shown his confidence, with an impressive wave of right-wing in Parliament and in the positions of governors. The left, however, threw all its forces to pull out a "virada", a last-minute reversal. She went down the street and invested the social n…

4 hours ago·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

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Lula, Bolsonaro to clash once more before Brazil vote

The election is playing out over rallies, televised debates, and to a huge extent social media, but the courts are also proving instrumental in the fight

5 hours ago·Chennai, India

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