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  "id": 16654247,
  "title": "Comeback kid: How did Brazil veteran-leader Lula upset Bolsonaro?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/comeback-kid-how-did-brazil-veteran-leader-lula-upset-bolsonaro",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T19:22:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20261026-comeback-kid-how-did-brazil-veteran-leader-lula-upset-bolsonaro"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two days shy of his 81st birthday… Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerging as the comeback kid. Coming from behind in the polls after a bitter campaign where he often showed his age, Lula becoming the first candidate since Brazil’s return to democracy in the 1980s to win the presidential runoff after trailing in the first round. How did the Workers Party leader turn a 2-point-2 million vote…",
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        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Lula wins historic fourth term as Brazilian president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/lula-wins-historic-fourth-term-as-brazilian-president",
        "published": "2026-10-26T10:01:44.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/saftu-welcomes-lula-da-silvas-election-victory-in-brazil",
        "published": "2026-10-26T10:15:21.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Flávio Bolsonaro rejects Lula’s Brazil election win, seeks annulment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/flavio-bolsonaro-rejects-lulas-brazil-election-win-seeks-annulment",
        "published": "2026-10-26T10:41:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Mexico News Daily",
        "title": "Sheinbaum applauds Lula’s win in Brazil, supports INE president’s resignation: Monday’s mañanera recapped",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/sheinbaum-applauds-lulas-win-in-brazil-supports-ine-presidents",
        "published": "2026-10-26T17:46:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "How the streets and social media drove Lula to a historic comeback in Brazil",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/how-the-streets-and-social-media-drove-lula-to-a-historic-comeback-in",
        "published": "2026-10-26T17:56:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lula mobilized millions to win Brazil's election, while Bolsonaro contests victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/lula-mobilized-millions-to-win-brazils-election-while-bolsonaro",
        "published": "2026-10-26T18:17:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Times",
        "title": "What Lula's re-election in Brazil means for Argentina's economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/what-lulas-re-election-in-brazil-means-for-argentinas-economy",
        "published": "2026-10-26T18:53:20.000Z"
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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."
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