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Lula won Brazil’s runoff with 51.78% to Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.22%, about 4.4 million votes ahead at 99.98% counted. The TSE declaration is next.
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Lula leads 13 Brazilian states and Flávio Bolsonaro 13 plus the capital district in the TSE count. Minas...
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Flávio 50.3%, Lula 49.7%, 38% Counted
Flávio Bolsonaro has 50.30% and Lula 49.70% of valid votes with 37.85% of polling stations counted. Official TSE...
Brazil’s Count Is Paused: What Happens Next
Brazil’s electoral court paused its runoff count at 0.25% after voting was extended to 6 p.m. ET. What...
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Spain's parties step up campaigning five weeks before the 29 November vote as the CIS shows the Socialists...
Overseas Brazilians Back Lula: 53.9%
Lula won the overseas vote 53.86% to 46.14% with all 1,351 sections counted, up from 51.3% in 2022....
Zanin Extends Brazil Voting to 6 p.m. ET
Brazil's electoral court paused its runoff vote count after Justice Zanin extended voting to 6 p.m. ET. The...
Brazil Court Chief Admits Voter Bus Gaps
Brazil's top election judge says voter transport problems are being fixed, as Bahia courts fine bus cuts about...
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France arrested 1,314 people at Saturday's cost-of-living protests, about half the week before. The CGT union has called...
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