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The miracle of the nine fingers
The complicated correlation of forces Lula will face in her fourth mandate show that things have not returned 'to place': the new place is one marked by a resilient, but not invincible, reactionary right-wing
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Most right-wing presidents from neighbouring countries recognize Lula's triumph in Brazil despite Bolsonaro's questions
The radical right-wing José Antonio Kast in Chile and the Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella noted that they accepted the result of the Brazilian elections.
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This is how each municipality of Brazil voted: the big cities and the third-party vote turned the election around
The return of Lula was based on the capital and the vote of the candidates eliminated, despite the shift of most municipalities towards Bolsonarianism
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Brazilian markets live their worst session in almost three decades after Lula's unexpected victory
The Brazilian real falls by more than 9% and the Bovespa sinks by 17% after the market temporarily suspended the negotiation for mass sales
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Results of the elections in Brazil, live - 124; Alckmin, Vice President of Brazil: "We will continue the work"
The EU welcomes Lula's victory: "Democracy has won in Brazil" - 124; the current president achieves an epic rebound, and with 51.7% of ultra-right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro (48.2%)
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Lula is supported by international leaders after her re-election
The re-election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for a fourth term in charge of Brazil led to a wave of congratulations from leaders from America, Europe and Asia. The president obtained 51.79% of the votes against 48.21% of the ultra-right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro, who announced that he will challenge the result.
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Brazil Elections: Flavio promises to release his father; Lula warns of the family's return to power
With massive political acts, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro speed up their campaigns to win the Brazilian presidency. The ultra-right-wing Bolsonaro, who obtained about 2.2 million votes more than his rival in the first round, stressed that, during his term, his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, will be released immediately. On the other side, the president and left-wing candidate, Lula da Silva, warned the public that the return of the Bolsonaro family to power will lead to great setbacks for the poorest.
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Brazil: Lula denounces Meta's restrictions on social networks before shooting
The campaign of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reported alleged restrictions on Meta's social media publications, two weeks after the October 25 shooting against Flávio Bolsonaro. The High Electoral Court demanded explanations from the company, which rejected the allegations of electoral interference.
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Bolsonaro gets the support of three losers and several right-wing parties for the second round
President Lula promises debates and urges his voters to mobilize the 33 million abstentionists
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Direct from TikTok or Instagram to a seat in Brazil
The ten most voted in the first round came to Congress with millions of followers and little political baggage. Bolsonaro son is favorite in front of Lula for the 25th
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The new Washington Consensus: sympathy for the devil
The ruling extreme right is not a homogeneous block; its glue is the enemy, the left
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Brazil: Lula subsidia fuels and Flávio Bolsonaro promises a ministry of Prosperity
15 days after the second round of the presidential elections in Brazil, the candidates intensify their campaigns. The government of President and candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced fuel subsidies to benefit consumers and entrepreneurs. For his part, candidate Flavio Bolsonaro criticized the measure and described it as "concealment of real prices." He also announced the creation of a ministry of Prosperity to help those who want to undertake, study, open a business or get a credit.
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Student Protests: Why and how are they beating France?
A Week in the World addresses in this edition the situation on the streets of France, the scene of a massive student protests that have shaken the nation. In Latin America, we reviewed the picture for the shooting in Brazil between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro. We also discussed the housing crisis in Spain, which took a new impetus after the death of Maricarren Abascal, the 87-year-old woman, whose case detonated mobilizations throughout the country. And we do a review of the three years of the war in Gaza, on the eve of the elections in Israel.
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Police rescue 13 children and kill the man who held them hostage in a school in Brazil
On Friday, October 9, the Brazilian police rescued 13 children who were held hostage for about three hours at a school in the city of Curitiba, in southern Brazil, local authorities reported.
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Datafolha places Bolsonaro above Lula, but keeps the technical tie in Brazil
Brazilian pollster Datafolha spread a measurement of the voting intention for the second round of the elections in Brazil, in which right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro remains at the head with about 49%, compared to 45% of the left-wing candidate and president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. However, the consultant herself points out that there is a 2% margin of error, so a technical tie scenario is maintained. Meanwhile, both Bolsonaro and Lula continue to add support and try to conquer the vote of the undecided.
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Lula roza the technical tie with Bolsonaro in the first survey after the first round
The ultra-candidate would get 52% against 48% of the left-wing president. A judge orders the arrest of Eduardo Bolsonaro, who lives in the United States
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A two-count Brazil from a "art déco 'building in Copacabana
Ten years ago, the neighbors of the 12 apartments of this Rio tower with sea views lived together with opposite ideas and even reached agreements. Today, more polarized than ever, they avoid talking about politics
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"Do the Nation a good and give up": Flávio Bolsonaro pours against the judge who condemned his father
"Moraes, do the nation a good and resign," said Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the most voted candidate in the first round of elections on Sunday in Brazil. The ultra-right seeker urged the resignation of Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, who condemned his father, Jair Bolsonaro, for beating and for coercion to justice his brother, Eduardo.
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"Bolsonaro no more": thousands march in Rio against Flávio Bolsonaro before the shooting
Thousands of people demonstrated Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro against Flávio Bolsonaro and a possible return from the ultra-right to power in Brazil, at the start of the campaign for the second round of October 25. Under the slogan "Bolsonaro no longer," participants expressed their fear of budget cuts and the senator's proposal to amnestize his father, convicted of attempting a coup.
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Ultra Flávio Bolsonaro announces that he wants to "reform the Constitution to redemocratize" Brazil
The candidate, who the 25 disputes power with Lula, states that he wants to end the re-election, change the judiciary and reduce the criminal age