Brazil Election
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro barred from office until 2030, court rulesIn her decisive vote that formed a majority, Judge Carmen Lucia — who is also a Supreme Court justice — said "the facts are incontrovertible.”PoliticsJun 30
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Key Brazilian electoral judge votes to bar Bolsonaro from office until 2030The vote by Benedito Goncalves, the lead justice in the case against Bolsonaro, does not amount to a full conviction, but may set the tone for subsequent judge's votes.WorldJun 27
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro faces being barred from office as trial beginsBolsonaro complained he was getting unfair treatment compared with Lula, and said the "unbelievable" case against him was a politically-motivated hit job.WorldJun 22
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Bolsonaro questions Brazil election defeat, defends tenureFormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday expressed bafflement at how he could have lost October's election, then smiled silently as a crowd of supporters cried, "Fraud!"WorldFeb 3
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Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for U.S. 2 days before presidential transition to LulaBolsonaro has repeatedly said he would not hand over the presidential sash to rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Sunday's inauguration, breaking with Brazil's democratic tradition.WorldDec 30, 2022
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Brazil’s electoral authority rejects Bolsonaro’s request to toss machine-cast votesBolsonaro's party did not explain how an alleged software bug would have affected the results, and declined to include a review of the first electoral round.WorldNov 23, 2022
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Bolsonaro contests Brazil election, calls for some machine-cast votes to be tossedSuch an action would leave Bolsonaro with 51 per cent of the remaining valid votes and secure his re-election as president, the head of his Liberal Party said.WorldNov 22, 2022
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro avoids conceding election defeat, but allows transition to beginIt took Bolsonaro more than 44 hours to make his first public remarks since his narrow election loss to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, which has led to protests across Brazil.WorldNov 1, 2022
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Brazilian truckers block roads in protest of Bolsonaro’s election defeat to LulaSome truckers at roadblocks called for a military coup to prevent Lula becoming president, as protests spread across the country and threatened to cause economic chaos.WorldOct 31, 2022
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‘It’s dividing us’: hundreds vote in Brazil’s presidential election in CalgaryHundreds of people showed up in Calgary to vote in Brazil's presidential election on Sunday.PoliticsOct 30, 2022
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