{
  "id": 15756934,
  "title": "Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro tied ahead of runoff vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/brazils-lula-flavio-bolsonaro-tied-ahead-of-runoff-vote-15756934",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T15:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW English (Top Stories)",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-s-lula-flavio-bolsonaro-tied-ahead-of-runoff-vote/a-79715182?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazil's presidential runoff election on October 25 is approaching, with incumbent left-wing leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing populist Flavio Bolsonaro nearly tied. Recent polls suggest each candidate has garnered about 50% of the vote. The outcome resembles the 2022 election, where Lula narrowly defeated Flavio Bolsonaro's father, Jair Bolsonaro, with 50.9% of the vote. Jair Bolsonaro was later jailed for attempting a coup. Flavio Bolsonaro won the first round of voting on October 4, securing 47% of the vote, while his right-wing bloc gained many additional seats in Congress. Lula's recent momentum comes from nationwide rallies and strong social media presence. Bolsonaro, however, had scaled back street campaigning. Both candidates have been involved in corruption scandals, but Lula has not capitalized on this. The candidates' debates and concrete policy proposals may have limited impact on the final outcome.",
  "summary": "With just under a week to go before the decisive presidential runoff election, polls show left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro are virtually tied.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro tied ahead of runoff vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/brazils-lula-flavio-bolsonaro-tied-ahead-of-runoff-vote",
        "published": "2026-10-20T15:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Flavio Bolsonaro’s ‘corrupto’ stunt sparks viral meme before Brazil election runoff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/flavio-bolsonaros-corrupto-stunt-sparks-viral-meme-before-brazil",
        "published": "2026-10-20T15:41:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Lula challenges Bolsonaro to release personal records before election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/lula-challenges-bolsonaro-to-release-personal-records-before-election",
        "published": "2026-10-20T18:43:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}