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The Guardian
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Tens of thousands of Lula supporters rally on eve of Brazilian election runoff

theguardian.comTens of thousands of Lula supporters rally on eve of Brazilian election runoffNearly 159 million people to head to polls on Sunday in battle between leftwing incumbent and Flávio Bolsonaro Tens of thousands of supporters of Brazil’s leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have streamed on to Rio’s most famous beach for a giant protest they hope will propel him towards a historic election fightback against his far-right rival, Flávio Bolsonaro. Nearly 159m Brazilians will vote in the election’s runoff on Sunday, with the pair tied in the polls after Bolsonaro won the first round on 4 October by 47% to 45%. Continue reading...

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Lysander
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Which is probably going to be a nasty shock as the Heritage Foundation / ATLAS Network will almost certainly make Bolsonaro win Do your fucking job journalists🤬

Cranky McBoomer
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This is the reason we need to have elections in July. Protesting in Maine in November is, well, not ideal. This looks like a much better protest climate. We'll still get out there, but, just sayin'...