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wtg
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posted 30 October 2022 07:32 PM
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Brazil’s electoral authority has called the runoff for leftist Lula da Silva, which means he has won presidential election, defeating far-right incumbent Bolsonaro.


https://www.theguardian.com/wo...of-voter-suppression


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posted 31 October 2022 07:22 AMHide Post
This should be good news but I don't know the context nor bthe personages involved.
 
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posted 31 October 2022 07:44 AMHide Post
Lula never excited me but Bolsonaro is dangerous.


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posted 31 October 2022 11:03 AMHide Post
+1

I worked in Brazil when it was under military control.

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posted 31 October 2022 12:24 PMHide Post
Interesting. I worked there in the Cardozo years when things were Democratic and reasonably stable


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posted 01 November 2022 12:29 PMHide Post
BBC post-election coverage

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