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  "id": 12152998,
  "title": "Brazil presidential election: 'Bolsonaro being ahead is a surprise,' researcher says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazil-presidential-election-bolsonaro-being-ahead-is-a-surprise",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T12:52:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20261005-brazil-presidential-election-bolsonaro-being-ahead-is-a-surprise-researcher-says"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has pulled off a surprise win in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. He defied most polls to win with 47 percent, compared to 45 percent for leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva. We spoke to Thomas Zicman de Barros, a research fellow at CEVIPOF, the political research centre at Sciences Po University, and columnist for our sister radio…",
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        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil presidential vote, will face Lula in runoff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bolsonaro-beats-expectations-in-brazil-presidential-vote-will-face",
        "published": "2026-10-05T05:45:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Bolsonaro pone a Lula contra las cuerdas rumbo al balotaje",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bolsonaro-pone-a-lula-contra-las-cuerdas-rumbo-al-balotaje",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:25:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Flavio Bolsonaro to face Lula in Brazil presidential runoff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/flavio-bolsonaro-to-face-lula-in-brazil-presidential-runoff",
        "published": "2026-10-05T11:29:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Bolsonaro and Lula head to a runoff in Brazil's presidential election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/bolsonaro-and-lula-head-to-a-runoff-in-brazils-presidential-election",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:51:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Agencia Brasil",
        "title": "Brazil’s Electoral Court seeks to reduce abstention in runoff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazils-electoral-court-seeks-to-reduce-abstention-in-runoff",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Rio Times",
        "title": "Brazil Runoff on October 25, Flávio Bolsonaro vs Lula",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/brazil-runoff-on-october-25-flavio-bolsonaro-vs-lula",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:43:25.000Z"
      }
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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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