{
  "id": 6396479,
  "title": "Brazil’s First Presidential Debate Is Off, and Nobody Said Why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/brazils-first-presidential-debate-is-off-and-nobody-said-why",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T07:41:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-presidential-debate-cancelled-lula-flavio-bolsonaro-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Eleven broadcasters cancelled the 14 September presidential debate after Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro let the confirmation deadline pass without answering. The post Brazil’s First Presidential Debate Is Off, and Nobody Said Why appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}