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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva were very close in Brazil’s runoff presidential election Sunday after 50.9% of the votes had been tallied. The election pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former president promising to…

/ Americas AS IT HAPPENED Issued on: 30/10/2022 - 20:40 05:15 Brazil's former President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at an election night gathering on the day of the Brazilian presidential election run-off, in Sao Paulo, Brazil October 30, 2022. © Carla Carniel, Reuters Leftist Luis…

SAO PAULO — Brazilians are heading to the polls to determine their next president on Sunday, bringing an end to a heated contest that will determine the fate of its democracy, the future of the Amazon rainforest and whether right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro will win a second term that would…

Brazilian former President (2003-2010) and candidate for the leftist Workers Party (PT) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves a national flag during a campaign rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 29, 2022.— AFPBrazilians will vote Sunday in a white-knuckle presidential race, choosing between wildly different visions of their future…

Merchandise for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro is sold in Brazil this week. Photo: Douglas Magno/AFP via Getty Images Brazilians will decide Sunday between right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist challenger, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in what has become a nail-biter of an election. Why…

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As a dual citizen of the U.S. and Brazil, Monica Ferrari will be going on Sunday to the Latin American Association in Atlanta to cast her ballot in her home country's highly contested runoff election. The 59-year-old teacher said she would be voting for leftist former president Luiz Inácio Lula…

Lula wins Brazil’s presidential election, ousting incumbent Bolsonaro Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest newsSign up to our free US Evening Headlines email Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the leftist Worker’s Party has defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a tight election…

For Amazonian land activist Erasmo Theofilo, this year’s Brazilian presidential election is the most important in the country’s history. But he could not vote during the first round on October 2 because he and his family were in hiding from assassins. Since Jair Bolsonaro came to power in 2019, this…

As Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro traded barbs with his leftist rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in the final debate ahead of Sunday’s presidential face-off, supporters of the two candidates gathered in their respective strongholds to watch the faceoff. The fiesty debate was as dramatic as a football match,…