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Brazil: Lula leads first-round scenarios but faces tighter runoffs, poll suggests
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains the front-runner across all first-round matchups for Brazil’s 4 October presidential election, according to a new survey by Instituto Ideia published by digital outlet Canal Meio.
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