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Brazil heads to polls in runoff between leftist Lula and Bolsonaro Jr

Straits Times25 October 2026, 07:11 UTCUnited States of America

SAO PAULO, Oct 25 - Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday in a tight runoff vote that could shift Latin America's largest nation sharply rightward, bringing it closer to the United States as part of a broader conservative shift across the region.

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