{
  "id": 16446913,
  "title": "Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in its tightest runoff in recent history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/brazil-chooses-between-lula-and-bolsonaro-in-its-tightest-runoff-in",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T07:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MercoPress",
    "slug": "mercopress",
    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/10/25/brazil-chooses-between-lula-and-bolsonaro-in-its-tightest-runoff-in-recent-history"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nearly 160 million Brazilians are called to vote on Sunday in the presidential runoff, in which President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, seeks a fourth term against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The two arrive level: the latest Datafolha poll gives each 50% of valid votes.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Lula, Bolsonaro trade barbs in final debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/lula-bolsonaro-trade-barbs-in-final-debate",
        "published": "2026-10-24T18:22:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Presidential election: Before the runoff: Lula and Bolsonaro are fighting for the last votes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/prasidentenwahl-vor-stichwahl-lula-und-bolsonaro-kampfen-um-letzte",
        "published": "2026-10-25T00:21:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}