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  "id": 12121734,
  "title": "Brazil-China ties in focus as Bolsonaro gets election edge over Lula",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazil-china-ties-in-focus-as-bolsonaro-gets-election-edge-over-lula",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T09:46:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369805/brazil-china-ties-focus-bolsonaro-gets-election-edge-over-lula"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Brazil is set for a presidential run-off after right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro won a surprise first-round victory, threatening Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s grip on power in South America’s largest economy. Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, took 47 per cent of the ballots in Sunday’s election, beating out Lula on 45 per cent. Brazilians will vote again on October…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "'Bolsonaro win could put EU-Brazil ties at risk,' says former MEP Albuquerque",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bolsonaro-win-could-put-eu-brazil-ties-at-risk-says-former-mep",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:19:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Brazil-China ties in focus as Bolsonaro gets election edge over Lula",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazil-china-ties-in-focus-as-bolsonaro-gets-election-edge-over-lula-12123324",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:46:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "Brazil heads for election runoff with Bolsonaro in the lead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazil-heads-for-election-runoff-with-bolsonaro-in-the-lead",
        "published": "2026-10-05T10:45:25.000Z"
      }
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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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