🇧🇷 Brazil: Why should you care about the country's elections?
🗳️ On October 25, a runoff election in #Brazil could change the political landscape of #LatinAmerica.
France 24 reports: 🗳️ On October 25, a runoff election in #Brazil could change the political landscape of #LatinAmerica.
In the first round, #FlavioBolsonaro, son of ex-president Jair #Bolsonaro, beat incumbent President Luiz Inacio #Lula da Silva by a little over two million votes. 👉 But why should you care about who will win this second round?
This politics story centres on Brazil. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include LatinAmerica, FlavioBolsonaro and Jair.
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- Brazil · Americas
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- France 24
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- LatinAmerica, FlavioBolsonaro, Jair, Bolsonaro
- Section
- Politics
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