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  "id": 11919731,
  "title": "Lula and Bolsonaro face off in Brazil presidential race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/lula-and-bolsonaro-face-off-in-brazil-presidential-race",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T11:56:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/lula-and-bolsonaro-face-off-in-brazil-presidential-race"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Brazil is holding a presidential election, with incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seeking a fourth non-consecutive term. He is running against Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who is seeking to continue the right-wing populist movement started by his father, Jair Bolsonaro, according to DW English and DW News.\n\nLula, 80, has campaigned on continuing his left-leaning Workers' Party platform, which includes welfare programs, state-funded development, and income redistribution. He framed the election as a choice between \"democracy and sovereignty\" and \"barbarism and corruption.\" A rally for Lula in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, drew around 150,000 supporters, DW English and DW News reported.\n\nFlavio Bolsonaro, 45, has served as the Liberal Party's senator for Rio de Janeiro since 2019. He has campaigned on hardline security policies and tax cuts, emphasizing the high cost of living under Lula. According to France 24, Lula has warned that Brazil's sovereignty is at stake, while Bolsonaro has highlighted his ties to the White House, saying Brazil needs better deals with the US. If no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election will take place on October 25, DW English and DW News said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Lula and Bolsonaro in final push for votes ahead of Brazil's knife-edge election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/lula-and-bolsonaro-in-final-push-for-votes-ahead-of-brazils-knife",
        "published": "2026-10-03T20:10:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Brazil's 2026 presidential election is kicking off with polls showing Lula and Bolsonaro nearly tied.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/brazils-2026-presidential-election-is-kicking-off-with-polls-showing",
        "published": "2026-10-04T01:26:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Brazilians vote Sunday in a highly polarized presidential race. Here's what to know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/brazilians-vote-sunday-in-a-highly-polarized-presidential-race-heres",
        "published": "2026-10-04T03:22:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "What to know about Brazil's election pitting Lula against Flávio Bolsonaro",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/what-to-know-about-brazils-election-pitting-lula-against-flavio",
        "published": "2026-10-04T04:53:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Lula vs Bolsonaro in Brazil as Trump keeps a close eye: What we know about the Brazil presidential elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/lula-vs-bolsonaro-in-brazil-as-trump-keeps-a-close-eye-what-we-know",
        "published": "2026-10-04T08:29:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Brazil elections live: Lula faces Bolsonaro in close presidential race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/brazil-elections-live-lula-faces-bolsonaro-in-close-presidential-race",
        "published": "2026-10-04T10:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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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