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Bolsonaro, Lula Headed to Runoff After Tighter Than Predicted Brazil Election

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Brazil’s top two presidential candidates will face each other in a runoff vote after neither got enough support to win outright in an election to decide if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office.

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  1. Brazil heads into polarizing elections | DW

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    Bolsonaro, Lula Headed to Runoff After Tighter Than Predicted Brazil Election

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Bolsonaro or Lula? As Brazil prepares to vote, here's what to know (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Camilo Rocha As election day approaches in Brazil, the two leading presidential candidates — former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and current leader Jair Bolsonaro — have stepped up efforts to woo voters.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Brazil heads into polarizing elections | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Right-wing populist incumbent Jair Bolsonaro is facing a strong challenge from a former Brazilian president, leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Lula has a strong lead in the polls and could win outright in this first round of voting.

  3. Breitbart News

    Brazil: Bolsonaro, Lula Trade Barbs on Eve of Presidential Election (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Brazilians will head to the polls on Sunday to choose the next president, vice president, state governors, and members of Congress.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Brazil election: What you need to know | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Brazilians vote to elect a president, senators, Congress deputies, governors and state legislatures on Sunday. President Bolsonaro faces a big challenge from former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. DW has an overview.

  5. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Brazil holds historic election with Lula against Bolsonaro (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Brazilians are voting in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent

  6. Al Jazeera

    Brazil votes in polarising presidential election (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Brazilians are voting in polarising polls pitting far-right President Jair Bolsonaro against left-wing frontrunner Lula.

  7. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Brazil counting votes in historic race of Lula vs. Bolsonaro (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Brazil's electoral authority was tallying votes Sunday night in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world's fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office for another four years.

  8. Forbes

    Brazilian Elections: Here’s What To Know As Trump-Backed Bolsonaro Faces Former Leftist President Lula (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has maintained a lead on right-wing incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro for months, according to polls.

  9. France 24

    Brazilian voters head to the polls in Bolsonaro-Lula showdown (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Brazil votes Sunday in a polarizing presidential election, with all eyes on whether front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva can win in a single round — and whether incumbent Jair Bolsonaro will accept…

  10. Digital Journal

    Brazil votes in Bolsonaro-Lula showdown (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Brazil votes Sunday in a polarizing presidential election, with all eyes on whether front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva can win in a single round.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Brazil election: Polls close as Lula and Bolsonaro vie for presidency | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Brazil began reporting the initial results of its presidential election, with Leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the lead against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. DW has the latest.

  12. NPR

    Brazilians go to the polls, with Lula tipped to beat Bolsonaro (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    More than 120 million Brazilians will vote Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world's fourth-largest democracy.

  13. The Times of Israel

    Brazil votes as leftist candidate seeks to oust Bolsonaro in comeback (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Opinion polls give ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a lead, with a first-round win sharpening focus on far-right incumbent's questioning of election's reliability

  14. Deutsche Welle

    Brazil election updates: Polls open as Lula and Bolsonaro vie for presidency | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A final pre-election poll put far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro far behind his leftist rival with only 36% of votes. Observers worry about possible violence following the election results. DW has the latest.

  15. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Bolsonaro, Lula neck-and-neck in polarized Brazil election (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Brazil's top two presidential candidates were neck-and-neck late Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world's fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office for another four years.

  16. Washington Times

    Election day in Brazil for right-wing incumbent Bolsonaro and left-wing challenger da Silva (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    On Sunday, almost a dozen candidates were on the ballot for Brazil’s presidential election. Still, only two have a real shot at victory: right-wing incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro and his political nemesis, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, head of the left-wing Workers Party.

  17. The Guardian

    Polls put Lula on brink of comeback victory over Bolsonaro in Brazil (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    But hopes leftwing former president will defeat Jair Bolsonaro tempered by fear a runoff contest could mean weeks of turmoil and violence

  18. Deutsche Welle

    Brazil: Polls close as Lula, Bolsonaro vie for presidency — live updates | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Brazil began reporting the initial numbers from its presidential election, with leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva set for a runoff against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. DW has the latest.

  19. NBC News

    Brazil votes in tense, historic election with Lula against Bolsonaro (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Bolsonaro’s far-right administration has been marked by his testing of democratic institutions, his widely criticized handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the worst deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in 15 years.

  20. The Guardian

    Brazil election: why was Sunday’s result so disappointing for the left? (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Closer than expected result in first round of voting means Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro face runoff

  21. NBC4 Washington

    Bolsonaro, Lula Headed to Runoff After Tighter Than Predicted Brazil Election (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Brazil’s top two presidential candidates will face each other in a runoff vote after neither got enough support to win outright in an election to decide if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office.

  22. PBS NewsHour

    Brazil's presidential election heads to second round as candidates fail to win majority (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Four more weeks of a bruising campaign began in Brazil after none of the candidates won 50 percent of the vote in Sunday’s first round of the presidential election. President Jair Bolsonaro outperformed polls that showed him losing badly against his leftist rival, former President Luiz Inácio "Lula"…

  23. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Brazil voters send da Silva, Bolsonaro to runoff (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Brazil's top two presidential candidates will face each other in a runoff vote after neither got enough support to win outright Sunday in an election to decide if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world's fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office.

  24. KGW Portland

    Bolsonaro, Lula headed for runoff in polarized Brazil election (opens KGW Portland)

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    KGW Portland's feed description

    The highly polarized election will determine whether the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right leader.

  25. Washington Examiner

    Bolsonaro and Lula headed for runoff in Brazil race (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    RIO DE JANEIRO — Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the leftist Workers' Party got the most votes in Brazil's presidential election Sunday, but not enough to avoid a runoff vote against his far-right rival, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

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