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Lula’s Surprise Brazil Victory Sends Assets Lower

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s runoff election with 51.76% of the vote to Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.24%. Bloomberg's Asia Trade looks at the market reaction. (Source: Bloomberg)

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