BRAZIL ELECTIONS (ADDS VIDEO)
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Brazil post-election transition begins
Brasilia, Nov 3 (EFE).- Following Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s victory last weekend in Brazil’s presidential runoff and three days…
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Brazil president ends post-loss silence, says he’ll comply with constitution
Brasilia, Nov 1 (EFE).- Brazilian head of state Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday delivered his first remarks since his election defeat…
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Lula leads Bolsonaro with 93 pct. of votes counted, runoff likely
Lula leads Bolsonaro with 93 pct. of votes counted, runoff likely (Update 1: Reledes, changes headline, dateline, adds vote tally…
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Bolsonaro faces off against former president Lula in Brazil elections
Sao Paulo, Oct 2 (EFE).- Brazilians were voting on Sunday in an election pitting incumbent right-wing Jair Bolsonaro against left-wing…
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Latest voter survey shows Lula with 50-plus pct., Bolsonaro with 36 pct.
(Update 1: Reledes, changing dateline, with latest voter survey results) Rio de Janeiro, Oct 1 (EFE).- The latest survey of…
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Residents of Brazilian city hard-hit by Covid-19 want ‘more humane’ president
By Carlos Meneses Manaus, Brazil, Sep 13 (EFE).- Speaking about the pandemic is now taboo in the Brazilian Amazon gateway…
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Indigenous Brazilians demand end to impunity ahead of election
By Carlos Meneses Manaus, Brazil, Sep 5 (EFE).- Indigenous leaders and representatives of minorities marched on Monday’s Amazon Day in…
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Brazil is “tired” of Bolsonaro, Lula tells supporters
Sao Paulo, Aug 20 (EFE).- Former two-term President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that the Brazilian people are…
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Trailing in the polls, Bolsonaro attacks Brazil’s electoral system
By Eduardo Davis Brasilia, Aug 2 (EFE).- With Brazil’s elections set for Oct. 2, polls show former two-term President Luiz…
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Brazilian congress rejects Bolsonaro’s proposal for voting system change
Brasilia, Aug 10 (EFE) .- Brazil’s lower house of congress on Tuesday rejected a proposal backed by President Jair Bolsonaro…
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