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  "id": 9942853,
  "title": "Brazil’s president bans sports betting days ahead of election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/brazils-president-bans-sports-betting-days-ahead-of-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T08:28:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/brazils-president-bans-sports-betting-days-ahead-of-election/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has banned sports betting sites just days before a presidential election, calling the industry a ‘cancer’. Read More: https://punchng.com/brazils-president-bans-sports-betting-days-ahead-of-election/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Brazil bans sports betting days before presidential election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/brazil-bans-sports-betting-days-before-presidential-election",
        "published": "2026-09-26T08:38:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Brazil’s president bans sports betting days ahead of election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/brazils-president-bans-sports-betting-days-ahead-of-election-9945477",
        "published": "2026-09-26T08:52:48.000Z"
      }
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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."
}