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  "id": 11896447,
  "title": "Brazil Elections 2026: Lula vs Bolsonaro — How a Left or Right win could shape ties with US, China | Explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/brazil-elections-2026-lula-vs-bolsonaro-how-a-left-or-right-win-could",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T09:38:48.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/brazil-election-2026-lula-vs-bolsonaro-join-latin-american-rightward-shift-impact-on-ties-with-us-china-explained-11791105032410.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Brazil Election 2026: Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's victory is expected to keep the country a major leftist bastion in the region, while a Flavio Bolsonaro win would see the country join the rightward-shifting tide. How their win will impact Brazil's ties with the US and China.",
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        "title": "Brazil’s Lula gears up for ‘last dance’ with run for fourth presidential term",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/brazils-lula-gears-up-for-last-dance-with-run-for-fourth-presidential",
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        "title": "How the Banco Master scandal injected chaos into Brazil’s presidential race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/how-the-banco-master-scandal-injected-chaos-into-brazils-presidential",
        "published": "2026-10-02T16:36:38.000Z"
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        "title": "Brazil’s Lula hails ‘bold’ Chinese investors as rival pitches rare earths to Trump",
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        "published": "2026-10-02T21:04:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/brazils-lula-says-only-he-can-stop-rise-of-fascism-under-bolsonaros",
        "published": "2026-10-02T21:12:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Massive whale sanctuary rejected again, but Brazil vows to never stop trying",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/massive-whale-sanctuary-rejected-again-but-brazil-vows-to-never-stop",
        "published": "2026-10-02T22:18:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Lula or Bolsonaro: Wall Street braces for two wildly different results in Brazil election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/lula-or-bolsonaro-wall-street-braces-for-two-wildly-different-results",
        "published": "2026-10-03T13:12:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-04T01:00:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Voting in Brazil's 2026 presidential election has begun, with polls showing Lula and Bolsonaro nearly tied",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/voting-in-brazils-2026-presidential-election-has-begun-with-polls",
        "published": "2026-10-04T11:28:00.000Z"
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