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  "id": 16440625,
  "title": "What to know as Brazilians choose between Lula and Bolsonaro in tense presidential runoff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/what-to-know-as-brazilians-choose-between-lula-and-bolsonaro-in-tense",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T06:05:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261025-what-to-know-as-brazilians-choose-between-lula-and-bolsonaro-in-tense-presidential-runoff"
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  "summary": "Brazilians will choose between incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro in Sunday's polarizing presidential election, a contest that will determine whether the US will significantly expand its growing influence in Latin America. Bolsonaro bested Lula by more than 2.2 million votes in the first round of the election held earlier this month, but neither candidate secured…",
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Brazil's runoff: Lula's legacy vs. Bolsonaro's dynasty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/brazils-runoff-lulas-legacy-vs-bolsonaros-dynasty",
        "published": "2026-10-23T09:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Lula puts Bolsonaro on the defensive in last debate before the polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/lula-pone-a-bolsonaro-a-la-defensiva-en-el-ultimo-debate-antes-de-las",
        "published": "2026-10-24T04:08:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Brazil’s Lula and Bolsonaro debate policy proposals before run-off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/brazils-lula-and-bolsonaro-debate-policy-proposals-before-run-off",
        "published": "2026-10-24T09:41:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "What to know as Brazilians choose between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro on Sunday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/what-to-know-as-brazilians-choose-between-lula-and-flavio-bolsonaro",
        "published": "2026-10-24T10:04:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Herald",
        "title": "Brazil’s economic challenges after the Lula–Bolsonaro runoff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/brazils-economic-challenges-after-the-lula-bolsonaro-runoff",
        "published": "2026-10-24T12:58:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Brazil's Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro neck and neck after bitter runoff campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/brazils-lula-and-flavio-bolsonaro-neck-and-neck-after-bitter-runoff",
        "published": "2026-10-25T03:27:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Bolsonaro and Lula face off in knife-edge Brazil election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/bolsonaro-and-lula-face-off-in-knife-edge-brazil-election",
        "published": "2026-10-25T05:00:10.000Z"
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