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Brazilian municipal runoffs in 57 cities with plenty of “wild west” shooting and killings in campaigns
Brazilians return to the polls in 57 cities on Sunday for the runoffs of municipal elections that have seen surging violence involving assassinations and physical attacks on candidates.
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