{
  "id": 11426040,
  "title": "Why Brazil's gun lobby is backing Bolsonaro as country heads to polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/why-brazils-gun-lobby-is-backing-bolsonaro-as-country-heads-to-polls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T10:19:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261002-why-brazil-s-gun-lobby-is-backing-bolsonaro-as-country-heads-to-polls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As Brazil heads to the polls, one issue that could influence votes particularly in the rural south is access to firearms. Under Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil became more heavily armed than ever before: the number of registered hunters, shooters and collectors – known by the acronym ‘CACs’ – increased sevenfold in four years. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised to reverse this trend, much to the…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}