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  "id": 16497404,
  "title": "Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in nail-biter vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/brazil-chooses-between-lula-and-bolsonaro-in-nail-biter-vote",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T15:38:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
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    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039743/brazil-chooses-between-lula-and-bolsonaro-in-nail-biter-vote"
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  "summary": "Brazil held its breath on Sunday as voters went to the polls to decide between leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva or his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro. It is the final electoral battle for Lula, who turns 81 on Tuesday and is hoping to pull off a dramatic turnaround after coming in second to the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro in the first round of voting. Final polls showed…",
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Brazil election: Lula, Bolsonaro cast votes in final bout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/brazil-election-lula-bolsonaro-cast-votes-in-final-bout",
        "published": "2026-10-25T14:13:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in nail-biter vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/brazil-chooses-between-lula-and-bolsonaro-in-nail-biter-vote-16498487",
        "published": "2026-10-25T16:01:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Brazilians vote in tight runoff election between incumbent Lula and Bolsonaro Jr.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/brazilians-vote-in-tight-runoff-election-between-incumbent-lula-and",
        "published": "2026-10-25T17:00:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Brazil polls: President Lula da Silva gets 1st smartphone at 80, but can he catch up with Brazil’s digital generation?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/brazil-polls-president-lula-da-silva-gets-1st-smartphone-at-80-but",
        "published": "2026-10-25T18:19:46.000Z"
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