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Voting under way across Brazil in tight presidential run-off between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro
Brazil’s 158 million voters decide between leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro – the son of former president and Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro – following a highly charged run-off campaign period, with the candidates in a dead heat in polls.
Associated Press
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BBC News and France 24 both frame the story as a choice between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, with both extracts also stressing the contest’s tense or strong-challenge character. BBC News alone foregrounds Flávio Bolsonaro as the son of Brazil’s imprisoned former president and says Lula is seeking a fourth term. France 24 alone adds that the runoff is polarizing and says the result will determine whether the US significantly expands its growing influence in Latin America.
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