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Brazil Barrels Into Presidential Runoff As The Far-Right Flexes Its Staying Power Bolsonaro

Brazil Barrels Into Presidential Runoff As The Far-Right Flexes Its Staying Power

SAO PAULO – Despite a stronger-than-expected showing in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election Sunday, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro will enter the race’s runoff stage as an underdog against leftist candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Da Silva, a former president who led Brazil from 2003 to 2010, won…
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October 5, 2022
Brazil markets post best day since 2020 as Bolsonaro outperforms polls Bolsonaro

Brazil markets post best day since 2020 as Bolsonaro outperforms polls

Please try another search Economy Oct 03, 2022 07:06PM ET © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President and presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro reacts after the results of the first round of Brazil's presidential election, at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia , Brazil October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino By Tatiana Bautzer, Camila…
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October 4, 2022
Against the odds: In a blow for Brazil’s left, Bolsonaro forces Lula into presidential run-off Bolsonaro

Against the odds: In a blow for Brazil’s left, Bolsonaro forces Lula into presidential run-off

Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (known as "Lula") may have come out ahead with 48.4 percent of the vote in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, but the winner of the night might still be incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With 43.2 percent of the ballot, the far-right leader comfortably beat…
bubmag
October 3, 2022
Brazil election: Jair Bolsonaro and the right outperform, defying polls Bolsonaro

Brazil election: Jair Bolsonaro and the right outperform, defying polls

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is running for another term. Photo / AP Jair Bolsonaro considerably outperformed expectations in Brazil's presidential election, proving that the far-right wave he rode to the presidency remains a force and providing the world with yet another example of polls missing the mark. The most-trusted opinion…
bubmag
October 3, 2022