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  "id": 27802,
  "title": "Brazil’s Lula launches fourth term bid as Trump looms over campaign",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/brazils-lula-launches-fourth-term-bid-as-trump-looms-over-campaign",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T04:35:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/02/brazil-s-lula-launches-fourth-term-bid-as-trump-looms-over-campaign"
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  "summary": "Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has officially launched his bid for a fourth term in office, vowing to defend Brazil's sovereignty as pressure mounts from the United States. Lula, a 80-year-old leftist icon, is seeking re-election with the support of his Workers' Party (PT), which has a history of polarizing the nation. His main rival is his eldest son, Flavio Bolsonaro, a former presidential candidate and senator who is allied with the United States, where his father's political ambitions have previously received backing from the Trump administration. The campaign is marked by tensions surrounding the US's trade and tariff policies, as well as ongoing concerns about crime, corruption, and economic challenges.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Brazil's Lula launches fourth term bid as Trump looms over campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/brazils-lula-launches-fourth-term-bid-as-trump-looms-over-campaign-47970",
        "published": "2026-08-02T14:56:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Brazil's Lula, 80, says he is 'in great shape' as he launches fourth term bid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/brazils-lula-80-says-he-is-in-great-shape-as-he-launches-fourth-term",
        "published": "2026-08-02T17:26:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Brazil’s President Lula, 80, says ‘in great shape’ as he launches bid for a fourth term",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/brazils-president-lula-80-says-in-great-shape-as-he-launches-bid-for",
        "published": "2026-08-02T18:27:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Brazil's President Lula formally launches fourth term bid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/brazils-president-lula-formally-launches-fourth-term-bid",
        "published": "2026-08-02T22:14:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Brazil’s Lula launches fourth-term bid, focuses on national sovereignty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/brazils-lula-launches-fourth-term-bid-focuses-on-national-sovereignty",
        "published": "2026-08-02T23:37:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Lula da Silva formally launches bid for Brazil's presidency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/lula-da-silva-formally-launches-bid-for-brazils-presidency",
        "published": "2026-08-03T02:48:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}