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Bolsonaro Overperforms to Reach Round 2 of Brazil Presidential Election Against Incumbent Socialist Lula

Conservative Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro won Sunday night's presidential election in Brazil, defeating incumbent socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – but did not pass the 50 percent threshold necessary to win the presidency outright, triggering a runoff election. The post Bolsonaro Overperforms to Reach Round 2 of Brazil Presidential Election…

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