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When buses stopped running on Brazil election day, 'Lula's Army' grabbed their car keys

Straits Times31 October 2026, 08:06 UTCBrazil

SALVADOR, Brazil, Oct 31 - When buses in the northeastern Brazilian city of Salvador inexplicably stopped running last Sunday, history teacher Martins Mafra grabbed his car keys and set off to pick up stranded voters across town.

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