{
  "id": 10213770,
  "title": "Brazil reaches the election with its top court under suspicion and the candidates tied",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/brazil-reaches-the-election-with-its-top-court-under-suspicion-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T12:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MercoPress",
    "slug": "mercopress",
    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/09/27/brazil-reaches-the-election-with-its-top-court-under-suspicion-and-the-candidates-tied"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Brazil votes next Sunday in a presidential election that arrives with the Supreme Federal Court mired in its worst institutional crisis since the return to democracy, the right's candidate formally under investigation in the same case, and the two leading contenders tied within the margin of error in every poll.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/rio-residents-find-their-own-way-to-tackle-gangs-as-crime-dominates",
        "published": "2026-09-27T10:08:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Herald",
        "title": "Lula vs. Flávio Bolsonaro: What to know about Brazil’s election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/lula-vs-flavio-bolsonaro-what-to-know-about-brazils-election",
        "published": "2026-09-27T13:52:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}