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Brazil Election: Lula’s New Cell Phone Gives Him a Shot at Reelection

Bloomberg Politics22 October 2026, 23:36 UTCBrazil

Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stubbornly made a point of never wanting, or needing, a cell phone. A jaw-dropping election setback made him reconsider. The question now is whether it’s too late.

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