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Brazil’s Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro return to their strongholds to kick off presidential campaigns

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Brazil's presidential candidates have kicked off their campaigns ahead of what is expected to be tight election in October. President Lula da Silva spoke to over 10,000 supporters near Sao Paulo, where he first rose to political fame. Sen.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Lula holds slim lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election (opens Al Jazeera)

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    A new poll shows Lula leading Bolsonaro, but the gap has closed ahead of Brazil's high-stakes presidential election.

  2. France 24

    Brazil election: Lula and the new face of Bolsonaro's right (opens France 24)

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    Brazil's October presidential election is shaping up as another battle between the Lula and Bolsonaro camps, with incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seeking a fourth term and Flávio Bolsonaro stepping in for his imprisoned father.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Brazil's Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro kick off their presidential campaigns (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Brazil's presidential candidates have kicked off their campaigns ahead of a tight October election

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Lula and Bolsonaro court women voters as Brazil election campaign kicks off (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro kicked off their election campaigns Sunday with a bid to woo women voters who could prove decisive in a tight race for the presidency.

  5. KOB 4

    Brazil’s Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro return to their strongholds to kick off presidential campaigns (opens KOB 4)

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    Brazil's presidential candidates have kicked off their campaigns ahead of what is expected to be tight election in October. President Lula da Silva spoke to over 10,000 supporters near Sao Paulo, where he first rose to political fame. Sen.

  6. The Guardian

    Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way (opens The Guardian)

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    President, 80, vows to keep far-right from power as Flávio Bolsonaro tells supporters he will ‘fight this system’ Brazil’s leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has launched his campaign for a historic fourth term and vowed that as long as he lived he would not allow the “shameless” right t…

  7. Al Jazeera

    Brazil: Lula, Bolsonaro return to strongholds to launch runs for president (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Lula and Bolsonaro appeal to Brazil’s women voters with promises to combat rising femicide and gender violence.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Lula and Bolsonaro’s son launch rival bids for Brazil presidency (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Brazil’s presidential race is officially underway.

  9. The World from PRX

    Election campaigns kick off in Brazil ahead of October presidential vote (opens The World from PRX)

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    Brazil is holding high-stakes presidential elections in early October. Campaigns kicked off over the weekend. Eighty-year-old incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is running for a fourth term, this time against Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of his former adversary.

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