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  "id": 11820044,
  "title": "Lula ahead in polls for Brazil’s first-round vote; runoff likely",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/lula-ahead-in-polls-for-brazils-first-round-vote-runoff-likely",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T01:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
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    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/world-news/lulas-lead-over-bolsonaro-narrows-ahead-of-brazil-vote-cntmda-poll-shows-4930858"
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  "account": "Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva appears to be leading in recent polls ahead of Sunday's first-round vote, according to multiple surveys. The polls suggest a tight race between Lula, the incumbent leftist leader, and his right-wing challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. If no candidate secures more than 50% of valid votes, a runoff is expected to take place on October 25. In the latest data from the MDA poll, Lula received 47.8% of valid votes, while Bolsonaro trailed with 42.1%. Other candidates garnered smaller percentages.",
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        "title": "Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/lula-or-bolsonaro-wall-street-braces-for-two-wildly-different-results",
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  "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."
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