Election Brazil
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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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Brazilian expats wait hours in Montreal to vote in presidential electionWhile the queues to vote are moving, the average wait time is about one hour. Around 8,500 people are expected to cast a ballot in Montreal.CanadaOct 30, 2022
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Brazil election: Lula defeats Bolsonaro in presidential comebackBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took an early lead in the initial vote tally of Sunday's presidential election, ahead of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.WorldOct 30, 2022
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Bolsonaro celebrates Brazil’s soccer glory during runoff election against LulaBolsonaro - who resided in Rio after growing up in Sao Paulo state - was known as a fan of Sao Paulo-based Palmeiras and Botafogo in Rio. That changed after his election in 2018.WorldOct 30, 2022
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Bolsonaro-Lula presidential race tightens in Brazil, polls showSurveys by pollsters Datafolha and Quaest both showed Lula with 52% of valid votes against 48% for Bolsonaro, down from a 6 percentage-point lead three days prior.WorldOct 29, 2022
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Lula, Bolsonaro head to runoff after tight Brazil electionThe race pits incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro against his political nemesis, leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.WorldOct 2, 2022
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