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News Review: Brazilians go to polls in a tightly contested presidential race

Brazilians vote in a deeply polarized presidential election pitting left-wing incumbent Luiz Lula da Silva against right-winger Flávio Bolsonaro, with polls showing a tight race. 

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Brazilian oil unions demand energy embargo on Israel over Gaza genocide

Two of Brazil’s largest federations of oil trade unions have called on the country’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to impose an energy embargo on Israel over its brutal war against the Gaza Strip.

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POLITICS

Lula says Iran 'important partner'; Russia sanguine on military ties

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says Tehran should continue to be an important commercial partner for Brasília in the coming years.

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FOREIGN POLICY

US, EU must stop ‘encouraging war’ in Ukraine: Brazil’s Lula

The Brazilian president calls on the US and its European allies to stop “encouraging war” in Ukraine by arming Kiev.

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Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro faces probe over Trumpist riot

Brazil’s Supreme Court is set to investigate the ultra-right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro over riots in Brasilia this week.

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FOREIGN POLICY

US lawmakers call on Biden to extradite Bolsonaro back to Brazil

Some US lawmakers condemned the rioting by far-right supporters of the Washington-backed former President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, after they stormed and vandalized government buildings Sunday.

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Brazil police restore order after pro-Bolsonaro ‘fascist’ protesters storm govt. buildings

Brazilian police arrest hundreds of protesters and wrest back control of key governmental buildings after they were overrun by unruly supporters of the ultra-right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro.

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Brazil's Lula accuses Bolsonaro of inciting violence in capital after election loss

Lula’s incoming justice minister has vowed to prosecute the protesters who violently torched cars and buses in Brasilia.

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