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The town where 94% voted for Lula — and some now waver

Financial Times3 October 2026, 11:00 UTCBrazil

Despite his hallowed status, some voters are growing disaffected with Brazil’s president in Guaribas, the cradle of his flagship Bolsa Família welfare programme

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