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The first-round victory of Bolsonaro drives the ultra-wave of Latin America
The senator goes to the second round ahead of President Lula, in addition to expanding the clan's power in Congress and States
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Brazil: Can Lula win again?
In Brazil, it's a surprise: Flavio Bolsonaro, ultra-conservative and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, came out ahead of the first round of the presidential election this Sunday, with 47% of the vote against 45% for outgoing President Lula. The 45-year-old senator and the 80-year-old outgoing president will face for the second round on October 25. In an ultra-polarized country, everyone hopes to recover abstentionists and postponements.
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Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva prepare for shooting in Brazil
The results of the Brazilian presidential elections confirmed that they would have to fight the October 25 shooting.
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Paraguay, a fiscal and political shelter for the Brazilian extreme right
In the past five years, applications for Brazilian residence permits in Paraguay have more than doubled. Many of the newcomers are supporters of Jair Bolsonaro who fear a re-election of the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is responsible for a deterioration of Brazil's economic situation. Report by Fanny Lothaire, Valeria Saccone, Mélanie Blondeau and Jan Onoszk for France 24.
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President in Brazil: Donald Trump said he was following "very closely" the election
Conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro created the surprise on Sunday in the first round of the presidential elections in Brazil, ahead of outgoing left-wing President Lula, whom he will face in the second round on October 25.
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Brazilian stocks jump as Bolsonaro now seen as heavy favorite to win presidency
The moves come after the first round results of Brazil's presidential election on Sunday. Bolsonaro will face incumbent Lula da Silva in a runoff on Oct. 25.
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How Lula’s successes in Brazil may have paved the way for his presidential defeat
Brazil’s veteran leftist President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva trailed Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of his far-right predecessor, in the first-round presidential vote on Sunday. Some analysts suggest that the sweeping anti-poverty measures Lula put in place over two decades may have helped give rise to a growing lower-middle class drawn to the far right’s promise to get the government out of people’s lives.
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Presidential in Brazil: How can we explain Flavio Bolsonaro's success against outgoing Lula?
ultra-conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro thwarted the prognosis on Sunday by ahead of the outgoing left-wing president Lula in the first round of the presidential election. A Bolsonaro clan that also made a big deal in the parliamentary elections.
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'Very bad result for Lula: Bolsonaro is far more effective at speaking to that growing middle class'
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Felipe Krause, the head of Oxford University's Brazilian Studies Programme. Brazil's election reflects a political landscape that has become increasingly polarized, explains Krause. And he describes the current mood as one of “tired polarization: People are just exhausted. They feel that the political class is just kind of offering more of the same". The first round reveals a significant consolidation of the Brazilian right in government. Brazil's expanding middle class is increasingly attracted to entrepreneurialism and individualism, constituencies that "Bols
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Brazil will go second round: Flávio Bolsonaro leads the first round
Brazil is heading for a second presidential round after a polarization-marked election. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro got first place in the first round, but did not reach the majority necessary to avoid shooting. On October 25, he will face the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in a contest that will define the political direction of the largest economy in Latin America.
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Duel Lula-Bolsonaro in Brazil: an air of déjà vu? Let's talk about it with A. Fléchet, T. Zicman de Barros
As the tenth world power, Brazil is a rare and progressive island in a Latin America widely acquired by the Trompian cause. Bolsonarism seems to be back: four years after Jair's attempted coup d'état, the father, his son Flavio came in the lead in the first round of the presidential election. Is Lula, the phoenix of Brazilian political life and left, going to be elected for a fourth term?
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Presidential in Brazil: "Lula doesn't admit defeated" before the second round
Our correspondent in Brazil is taking stock of the first round of the presidential election that saw Flavio Bolsonaro lie the polls and lead Lula.
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President in Brazil: Lula and Bolsonaro in second round
Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and outgoing left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face each other in the second round of the presidential election in Brazil, announced on Sunday night the electoral authority, the first named having thwarted the prognosis by ahead of the current head of state.
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Presidential in Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro creates surprise by ahead of Lula
Conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro created the surprise on Sunday in the first round of the presidential elections in Brazil, ahead of outgoing left-wing President Lula, whom he will face in the second round on October 25.
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Brazil heads to run-off as Bolsonaro pulls off shock first place finish in first round
Flavio Bolsonaro, a right-wing senator and son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, pulled off a surprise first-place finish ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s election Sunday. However, with neither candidate securing a majority the vote now heads to a run-off in three weeks.
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Bolsonaro in 'very strong position' as Brazil election heads to run-off
Right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro pulled off a surprise first-place finish ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday's election, which heads to a run-off in three weeks as neither clinched a majority. However, with Bolsonaro gaining 47 percent of the ballet to Lula’s 45 percent, he is in a “very strong position” heading into the decisive vote, says France 24’s correspondent Time Vickery.
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Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil vote, faces Lula in runoff
Brazil’s presidential election is heading to a run-off after Bolsonaro and Lula both fell short of the 50% needed to win
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The keys to the first round in Brazil: from the ultra force a day after Lula with Latin America pending
The ultra-right and the left will be held the second round on October 25
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Video analysis - 124; Lula faces a very complicated second round of elections
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, has won the first round of Brazil's presidential elections with 47.1% of the valid votes, compared to 45% of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80 years old
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Juan Aguiló: "Unlike other Latin American countries, Brazil is a direct competitor"
In a scenario marked by polarization in Brazil, the ultra-right candidate and political heir of his father, Flávio Bolsonaro, and the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is looking for a fourth term, are fighting the shooting. The shadow of the United States was present during the first round of the presidential elections and fueled fears of Washington's interference. To discuss the subject, we spoke with Juan Agulló, sociologist, doctor in Sociology for the École des Hautes Études in Social Sciences of Paris, France.