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  "id": 15557675,
  "title": "Lula and Flávio Clash in First Runoff Debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/lula-and-flavio-clash-in-first-runoff-debate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T03:26:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/lula-flavio-bolsonaro-band-runoff-debate-economy-2026/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In the first runoff debate, Lula defended his economic record and Flávio Bolsonaro pledged about US$39.5 billion in budget room. The post Lula and Flávio Clash in First Runoff Debate appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "‘Liar,’ ‘clown’: Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil poll debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/liar-clown-lula-and-bolsonaro-spar-in-brazil-poll-debate",
        "published": "2026-10-19T02:57:07.000Z"
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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."
}