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Lula Campaign Asks to Probe Sudden US Shutdown of Consular Services as 'Interference in Brazilian Elections'

Just two days before Brazil's closely watched presidential election, the campaign of its left-wing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has asked the nation's top election court to examine the sudden shutdown of US consular services as part of a broader investigation into alleged election "interference" by the Trump administration. On Friday night, the…

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Common Dreams· Oct 3, 8:14 PMLula Campaign Asks to Probe Sudden US Shutdown of Consular Services as 'Interference in Brazilian Elections'

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