WorldPingHe was still relatively unknown in Brazil just a few months ago.
The 45-year-old senator is now neck and neck with incumbent President Lula in the polls for the upcoming presidential election.
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WorldPingCrime is at the top of voters' concerns in Brazil ahead of Sunday's national elections. Many are calling for tougher measures — part of a broader rightward shift across Latin America.
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WorldPingPresident leads huge rally in Rio before election on Sunday seen as most important for decades The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has claimed he is the only thing standing in the way of far-right “fascists” reclaiming power, as he le…
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Figures across Brazil's political spectrum have been linked to the scandal in the midst of a key election.
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WorldPingPresident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will stand for re-election in Brazil on Sunday.
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WorldPingNearly 159 million Brazilians will head to the polling booths on Sunday to vote in general elections. They will elect their new MPs, see two-thirds of the Senate change ranks and, most importantly, vote for their next president.
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