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- Lula and Bolsonaro vote in Brazil’s polarised presidential election
- Brazil election results updates: Lula and Bolsonaro advance to run-off
- What to know about Brazil's election as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro face off
- Brazil's election could shift its ties with the U.S. and China
- Brazil presidential election 2026: first-round live results
- Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round
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