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  "id": 12067711,
  "title": "Flávio Bolsonaro, Lula head for runoff in Brazil’s presidential race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/flavio-bolsonaro-lula-head-for-runoff-in-brazils-presidential-race",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T03:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Agencia Brasil",
    "slug": "agencia-brasil",
    "url": "https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/politica/noticia/2026-10/flavio-bolsonaro-lula-head-runoff-brazils-presidential-race"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Flávio Bolsonaro (of the Liberal Party, PL) and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (of the Workers’ Party, PT) will go head-to-head in the second round of Brazil’s presidential election. The two candidates received the most votes in the first round, held this Sunday (Oct. 4), as per data from the Superior Electoral Court. Flávio Bolsonaro finished the vote count in first place, with 47.03 percent of the…",
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        "outlet": "Expansion ES",
        "title": "Flávio Bolsonaro leads ahead of Lula with the first scrutiny data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/flavio-bolsonaro-arranca-por-delante-de-lula-con-los-primeros-datos",
        "published": "2026-10-04T20:50:19.000Z"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Brazil presidential election heads to runoff with Bolsonaro ahead of Lula",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazil-presidential-election-heads-to-runoff-with-bolsonaro-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-10-05T00:16:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Brazil's presidential race heads to Lula–Bolsonaro run-off as right gains ground",
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        "title": "Brazil election headed to runoff as no candidate secures 50%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazil-election-headed-to-runoff-as-no-candidate-secures-50",
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Bolsonaro leads Lula as Brazil election goes to run-off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bolsonaro-leads-lula-as-brazil-election-goes-to-run-off",
        "published": "2026-10-05T01:17:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil presidential vote, faces Lula in runoff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bolsonaro-beats-expectations-in-brazil-presidential-vote-faces-lula",
        "published": "2026-10-05T01:45:36.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Brazil’s presidential race: Three key takeaways from the first round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazils-presidential-race-three-key-takeaways-from-the-first-round",
        "published": "2026-10-05T01:55:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Lula admite que el resultado electoral es “inesperado” y ataca a Bolsonaro por sus lazos con el crimen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/lula-admite-que-el-resultado-electoral-es-inesperado-y-ataca-a",
        "published": "2026-10-05T02:06:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Bolsonaro edges past Lula as nail-biter Brazil vote goes to a run-off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bolsonaro-edges-past-lula-as-nail-biter-brazil-vote-goes-to-a-run-off",
        "published": "2026-10-05T02:32:38.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Brazil heads to a runoff presidential vote after Bolsonaro and Lula fail to acquire outright majority needed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazil-heads-to-a-runoff-presidential-vote-after-bolsonaro-and-lula",
        "published": "2026-10-05T04:08:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Brazil Presidential Election Heads to October 25 Runoff As Flavio Bolsonaro, Lula Fail To Secure Majority",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazil-presidential-election-heads-to-october-25-runoff-as-flavio",
        "published": "2026-10-05T04:12:14.000Z"
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