Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son

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President 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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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:12:29 UTC.

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