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  "id": 12025601,
  "title": "Brazil election headed to runoff, projection shows, as Bolsonaro lead narrows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/brazil-election-headed-to-runoff-projection-shows-as-bolsonaro-lead",
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  "published": "2026-10-04T23:27:03.000Z",
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    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261005/brazil-election-headed-to-runoff-projection-shows-as-bolsonaro-lead-narrows"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazil's presidential election on Sunday saw a narrowing lead for Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the 45-year-old son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in the first round, according to Datafolha, a leading pollster. Lula da Silva, the 80-year-old incumbent leftist president, sought a fourth term against Flavio, who aims to restore his father's right-wing movement to power. With around 65% of votes counted, Flavio led Lula with 49.58% of the vote to Lula's 42.25%. To win the election outright, a candidate must secure more than 50% of the vote. Polls have indicated that a runoff between the two leading candidates, Lula and Flavio, is likely to take place on October 25, with surveys predicting a close contest. Early results indicated that southern states, which typically favor Bolsonaro, reported faster, while votes from Lula's stronghold in the northeast were still being tallied.",
  "summary": "BRASILIA/SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO—S enator Flavio Bolsonaro held a narrowing lead in the first round of Brazil's presidential election on Sunday, after more than half the votes were counted, with pollster Datafolha projecting that the election would proceed to a second vote. Flavio, the 45-year-old son of former President Jair Bolsonaro who hopes to return his father's right-wing movement to…",
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        "title": "Brazil election headed to runoff, projection shows, as Bolsonaro lead narrows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/brazil-election-headed-to-runoff-projection-shows-as-bolsonaro-lead-12029070",
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Brazil election headed to runoff, projection shows, as Bolsonaro lead narrows",
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