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  "id": 12052341,
  "title": "Brazil election: Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro head to runoff after tight first-round vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazil-election-lula-flavio-bolsonaro-head-to-runoff-after-tight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T01:11:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
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    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/brazil-election-lula-flavio-bolsonaro-head-to-runoff-after-tight-first-round-vote/articleshow/134683419.cms"
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  "summary": "Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face each other in a runoff election. Neither candidate obtained the majority required during the first round of voting. The runoff election is scheduled for October 25, 2026, with major issues such as corruption and cost of living impacting the campaign. Both candidates are expected to appeal to voters from…",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Polls close in Brazil as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro remain neck and neck",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/polls-close-in-brazil-as-lula-and-flavio-bolsonaro-remain-neck-and",
        "published": "2026-10-04T21:11:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Flávio Bolsonaro takes lead in first round of Brazil election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/flavio-bolsonaro-takes-lead-in-first-round-of-brazil-election",
        "published": "2026-10-05T00:22:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Lula, Bolsonaro head to run-off after neither secure majority in Brazil election's 1st round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/lula-bolsonaro-head-to-run-off-after-neither-secure-majority-in",
        "published": "2026-10-05T00:26:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Brazil election: Bolsonaro and Lula head to runoff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazil-election-bolsonaro-and-lula-head-to-runoff",
        "published": "2026-10-05T00:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: Bolsonaro defies expectations in Brazil presidential vote to face Lula in run-off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/breaking-bolsonaro-defies-expectations-in-brazil-presidential-vote-to",
        "published": "2026-10-05T01:07:02.000Z"
      }
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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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