Bolsonaro family promises alignment with Trump
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Brazil was described as now being a right-wing country, while the Bolsonaro family was said to have promised alignment with Donald Trump and attacks on democratic institutions.
Brazilian presidential election heads to runoff
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Brazil’s presidential election went to a second round after no candidate won an absolute majority in the first round. With almost all votes counted, right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro had more than 47 percent, ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with more than 45 percent.
Brazilian presidential election first round
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Flávio Bolsonaro won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, finishing ahead of incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. With more than 97 percent of votes counted, one report put Bolsonaro on 47.75 percent and Lula on 44.66 percent; earlier near-final figures were 47.04 percent and 45.14 percent respectively. Bolsonaro performed better than polls had indicated.
Lula campaign accused Meta of election interference
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The campaign of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva accused Meta of interfering in Brazil’s election, saying that Lula’s official profile, campaign pages and posts had become difficult or impossible to find or had been blocked on the company’s platforms. It said accounts and posts linked to Lula and other left-wing leaders were less visible than those of Lula’s rival, presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, ahead of the second-round vote. Brazil’s electoral court, the TSE, gave Meta 48 hours to clarify the matter. Meta denied the allegation and attributed the problem to a technical malfunction. A single report said the company gave no further explanation for why Bolsonaro-related accounts appeared not to be affected.