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Brazil's Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win presidency in stunning comeback
Oct 31, 2022 04:37Former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an election that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist leader and the end of the country's most right-wing government in decades.
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Trump calls on Brazilians to reelect 'great' Bolsonaro
Oct 29, 2022 03:44Former US president Donald Trump has ranted against Brazil's former two-term president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and hailed the country’s current President Jair Bolsonaro.
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Rights groups warn of social media’s failure to tackle disinformation in Brazil elections
Oct 29, 2022 02:48Human rights groups and researchers have raised the alarm about the failure of social media platforms in Brazil to tackle the spread of disinformation ahead of the Latin American country’s highly polarized presidential election on October 30.
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Brazil election: Bolsonaro, Lula trade jabs in first TV debate ahead of run-off
Oct 17, 2022 10:14Brazil's leftist presidential contender Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro traded jabs and insults as they squared off in their first head-to-head television debate on Sunday night ahead of the country's presidential runoff election.
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Lula widens lead over Bolsonaro ahead of Brazilian vote - poll
Sep 21, 2022 03:01Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has widened his lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to 10 points ahead of next month's presidential election, a Genial/Quaest poll released on Wednesday showed.
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Iran sees no limit to development of ties with Brazil: FM
Sep 01, 2022 00:46Highlighting the history of 120 years of relations between Iran and Brazil, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the Islamic Republic sees no limits to the promotion of relations with the South American nation.
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Brazil: Lula launches campaign, vows to fight hunger
Aug 22, 2022 10:40Brazil’s presidential front-runner has pledged to tackle hunger and ensure food security as the country has returned to the United Nations hunger map as a result of the neoliberal policies of his opponent, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Former President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva says there’s no explanation for the dire circumstances within the country.
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Brazilians will remove far-right Bolsonaro from power, says Lula
Aug 21, 2022 08:50Brazil's former two-term president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Brazilians are "tired" of incumbent far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and will topple him in the Oct. 2 election.
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Brazil: Lula maintains lead over Bolsonaro in new poll ahead of Oct. vote
Aug 19, 2022 07:33A new poll ahead of Brazil's presidential election in October shows the country's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with a significant lead over right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, but the latter appears to be catching up fast.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro says deal close to buy cheaper diesel from Russia amid soaring fuel prices
Jul 12, 2022 01:35Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says his country is close to a deal to buy much cheaper diesel from Russia, amid a global energy crisis in the wake of Western sanctions targeting Moscow over the its military offensive in neighboring Ukraine.