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  "id": 11820047,
  "title": "Brazil’s Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro wrap up campaigns ahead of first-round vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/brazils-lula-flavio-bolsonaro-wrap-up-campaigns-ahead-of-first-round",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T23:12:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/world-news/brazils-lula-flavio-bolsonaro-wrap-up-campaigns-ahead-of-firstround-vote-4930884"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro concluded their campaigns on Saturday in anticipation of Sunday's first-round presidential election. Despite polls indicating a probable runoff, both candidates expressed confidence in their victory. Lula's campaign concluded with a march in Sao Paulo that saw a massive turnout of supporters, estimated at 150,000 people, while Bolsonaro participated in a motorcycle caravan and a rally in Rio de Janeiro. Lula's team celebrated the event as the largest in his 2022 campaign, while his party's leader, Edinho Silva, attributed the high turnout to growing momentum for Lula. The leftist leader urged the nation to choose between democracy and barbarism. Bolsonaro, on the other hand, encouraged his supporters to vote and predicted a win in the first round. The right-wing senator was seen holding a banner with an image of his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently under house arrest after being convicted of attempting to overturn the 2022 election result that Lula won. If no candidate secures over 50% of valid votes in Sunday's first round, the two leading contenders will face a runoff on October 25.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Times",
        "title": "Lula battles for Brazil’s northeast against Flavio Bolsonaro",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/lula-battles-for-brazils-northeast-against-flavio-bolsonaro",
        "published": "2026-09-28T14:43:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Expansion ES",
        "title": "Lula vs Bolsonaro: how much the Ibex has at stake in the Brazilian elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/lula-vs-bolsonaro-cuanto-se-juega-el-ibex-con-las-elecciones-en-brasil",
        "published": "2026-10-01T18:38:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Lula, Bolsonaro in Dead Heat as Brazil Prepares to Vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/lula-bolsonaro-in-dead-heat-as-brazil-prepares-to-vote",
        "published": "2026-10-03T22:35:24.000Z"
      }
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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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