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Flavio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil Hours After Losing Presidential Polls: Report
Police have no official record of Bolsonaro leaving Brazil. Bolsonaro's allies told Bloomberg News on Tuesday that they tried to contact him in the morning but had not heard back.
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Brazil's Debt, Inflation, Tax Reform: Lula's Economic Challenges In 4th Term
Brazil's public debt has surged more than 10 percentage points during Lula's current term to over 82% of GDP, driving up borrowing costs. The root cause is years of rising mandatory spending
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Four Major Challenges Facing Brazil's Lula After Election Win
Days before his 81st birthday, the former union leader won Sunday's runoff with 51.7 percent of the vote over 48.2 percent for his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro.
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Meta Accused Of Bias In Brazil Election As Lula Campaign Raises Concerns
A new villain is emerging in the closing stretch of Brazil's bitterly contested presidential election: Meta Platforms Inc. The social media giant has been ordered by Brazil's electoral court not to interfere with the distribution of political or election-related content after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign accused it of "re...
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Brazil's Lula da Silva, Vocal Critic Of Trump, Reelected For 4th Time
The result, which defied all projections, comes as a big relief to critics of widening US influence in Latin America.
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With Selfies And Squats, Brazil's Lula Seeks One Last Political Comeback
Lula, a defining figure in Brazilian politics over four decades, rose from poverty to the presidency, fell into disgrace and was jailed, before once again rising from the political ashes
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Trump Confuses India With Brazil In Election Post, Says 125 Million Voted
Donald Trump appeared to confuse India with Brazil in a Truth Social post, claiming 125 million people voted in India’s presidential election. The figure actually matched Brazil’s election, which he cited while criticising US vote counting.
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US Government's New AI Chatbot Pulls Back From Debunking Trump
The chatbot soon began contradicting Trump on controversial subjects such as the 2020 presidential election, which he wrongly claims to have won, and the January 6, 2021, insurrection that saw a violent mob attacking the US Capitol.
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Ahead Of Midterms, Team Trump Airs 2024 Ad Using Taxpayer Funds
Lawmakers of both parties have criticized the new series of ads for their inherently political nature and the use of taxpayer dollars.
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Veteran BNP Leader Mirza Alamgir Elected 23rd President Of Bangladesh
While usually presidents in Bangladesh have been elected through a consensus, this was the first presidential election in 35 years that saw an election with the Jamaat also putting up a candidate.
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Bangladesh Sets Aug 20 Presidential Poll After Mohammed Shahabuddin's Exit
In line with the Constitution, the parliament members elect the president, but the Election Commission conducts the procedure to elect the head of state.
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Bangladesh Set For Presidential Election; Voting On Aug 20
Election Commission sets the presidential poll schedule as the ruling BNP weighs candidates following Mohammed Shahabuddin's resignation.
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AI Avatar Of Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Sparks Legal Debate In Presidential Race
An AI-generated avatar allowed Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro to make a surprise appearance at the launch of his son Flavio's presidential campaign.
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Kamala Harris Says She Might Run For President Again In 2028
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who was the Democratic Party's nominee for the presidency in 2024, said on Friday that she was considering running for president again in 2028.
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Far-Right Candidate Jose Antonio Kast Leads Chile's Presidential Race
Chilean candidate Jose Antonio Kast is favored by analysts to win the country's presidency in a runoff next month, a sign of how his far-right anti-immigrant views have gained a wave of new support amid fears about increased crime.
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Flavio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil Hours After Losing Presidential Polls: Report
Police have no official record of Bolsonaro leaving Brazil. Bolsonaro's allies told Bloomberg News on Tuesday that they tried to contact him in the morning but had not heard back.
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Brazil's Debt, Inflation, Tax Reform: Lula's Economic Challenges In 4th Term
Brazil's public debt has surged more than 10 percentage points during Lula's current term to over 82% of GDP, driving up borrowing costs. The root cause is years of rising mandatory spending
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Four Major Challenges Facing Brazil's Lula After Election Win
Days before his 81st birthday, the former union leader won Sunday's runoff with 51.7 percent of the vote over 48.2 percent for his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro.
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Meta Accused Of Bias In Brazil Election As Lula Campaign Raises Concerns
A new villain is emerging in the closing stretch of Brazil's bitterly contested presidential election: Meta Platforms Inc. The social media giant has been ordered by Brazil's electoral court not to interfere with the distribution of political or election-related content after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign accused it of "re...
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Brazil's Lula da Silva, Vocal Critic Of Trump, Reelected For 4th Time
The result, which defied all projections, comes as a big relief to critics of widening US influence in Latin America.
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With Selfies And Squats, Brazil's Lula Seeks One Last Political Comeback
Lula, a defining figure in Brazilian politics over four decades, rose from poverty to the presidency, fell into disgrace and was jailed, before once again rising from the political ashes
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Trump Confuses India With Brazil In Election Post, Says 125 Million Voted
Donald Trump appeared to confuse India with Brazil in a Truth Social post, claiming 125 million people voted in India’s presidential election. The figure actually matched Brazil’s election, which he cited while criticising US vote counting.
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US Government's New AI Chatbot Pulls Back From Debunking Trump
The chatbot soon began contradicting Trump on controversial subjects such as the 2020 presidential election, which he wrongly claims to have won, and the January 6, 2021, insurrection that saw a violent mob attacking the US Capitol.
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Ahead Of Midterms, Team Trump Airs 2024 Ad Using Taxpayer Funds
Lawmakers of both parties have criticized the new series of ads for their inherently political nature and the use of taxpayer dollars.
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Veteran BNP Leader Mirza Alamgir Elected 23rd President Of Bangladesh
While usually presidents in Bangladesh have been elected through a consensus, this was the first presidential election in 35 years that saw an election with the Jamaat also putting up a candidate.
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Bangladesh Sets Aug 20 Presidential Poll After Mohammed Shahabuddin's Exit
In line with the Constitution, the parliament members elect the president, but the Election Commission conducts the procedure to elect the head of state.
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Bangladesh Set For Presidential Election; Voting On Aug 20
Election Commission sets the presidential poll schedule as the ruling BNP weighs candidates following Mohammed Shahabuddin's resignation.
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AI Avatar Of Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Sparks Legal Debate In Presidential Race
An AI-generated avatar allowed Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro to make a surprise appearance at the launch of his son Flavio's presidential campaign.
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Kamala Harris Says She Might Run For President Again In 2028
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who was the Democratic Party's nominee for the presidency in 2024, said on Friday that she was considering running for president again in 2028.
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Far-Right Candidate Jose Antonio Kast Leads Chile's Presidential Race
Chilean candidate Jose Antonio Kast is favored by analysts to win the country's presidency in a runoff next month, a sign of how his far-right anti-immigrant views have gained a wave of new support amid fears about increased crime.
