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  "title": "How Lula’s successes in Brazil may have paved the way for his presidential defeat",
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  "summary": "Brazil’s veteran leftist President Luiz Inacio \"Lula\" da Silva trailed Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of his far-right predecessor, in the first-round presidential vote on Sunday. Some analysts suggest that the sweeping anti-poverty measures Lula put in place over two decades may have helped give rise to a growing lower-middle class drawn to the far right’s promise to get the government out of…",
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        "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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        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Herald",
        "title": "Brazil 2026 elections: Bolsonaro’s party sweeps Senate and state elections",
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        "published": "2026-10-05T15:29:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Times",
        "title": "Flávio Bolsonaro rides right-wing surge into Brazil's election run-off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/flavio-bolsonaro-rides-right-wing-surge-into-brazils-election-run-off",
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