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Brazil votes in narrow presidential runoff

Brazil’s incumbent left-wing president faced off against his favored right-wing challenger Sunday in a narrow runoff election that will determine the direction of Latin America’s largest economy.

Sources (1)· Oct 25, 10:32 PM

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