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Bolsonaro vraagt rechter om einde kandidatuur Lula om WhatsApp-propaganda

De Telegraaf21 October 2026, 04:27 UTC

De Braziliaanse presidentskandidaat Flávio Bolsonaro heeft dinsdag bij de kiesrechtbank een verzoek ingediend om de kandidatuur van zijn rivaal, president Luiz Inácio „Lula” da Silva, ongeldig te laten verklaren. Aanleiding voor zijn verzoek is vermeende illegale propaganda die via een WhatsApp-account van de overheid zou zijn verspreid.

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