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Brazilian presidential runoff set for October 25, SMI reports
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According to SMI, the second round of Brazil's presidential election will take place on October 25. In the first round, no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, SMI reported. The runoff will feature incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, as reported by multiple sources.
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Meduza states: No candidate received more than 50% of the votes in the first round of Brazil's presidential election.
Sources for this fact
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13 sources: Meduza, TRT World, Anadolu Agency, Novaya Gazeta Europe, Fox News, Dawn News, Tengrinews, BBC World Service, Vlast.kz, Kursiv, Democracy Now!, Frank Media, CNBC
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- Meduza · · На выборах в Бразилии президент идет против сына бывшего президента. Почти бразильский сериал! Однако результат этой гонки может повлиять на политическую ситуацию не только в стране, но и во всем мире (Original publication)
- TRT World · · Bolsonaro holds slightest of poll leads over Lula ahead of Brazil runoff (Original publication)
- Anadolu Agency · · Brazilian candidates hold final rallies as runoff race remains tight (Original publication)
- Novaya Gazeta Europe · · В Бразилии пройдет второй тур президентских выборов (Original publication)
- Fox News · · Brazil becomes next test for Latin America’s surging conservative movement (Original publication)
- Dawn News · · Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in nail-biter vote (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Президентская гонка в Бразилии завершилась исторической победой Лулы да Силвы (Original publication)
- BBC World Service · · Watch: How President Lula turned it around to beat Flávio Bolsonaro (Original publication)
- Vlast.kz · · Лула переизбран президентом Бразилии (Original publication)
- Kursiv · · 80-летний Лула выиграл выборы в Бразилии, сын Болсонару не признал поражение (Original publication)
- Democracy Now! · · Brazil: Lula Wins Stunning Upset Over Flávio Bolsonaro in Blow to Far Right & Trump (Original publication)
- Frank Media · · Бразильский рынок обвалился после неожиданного переизбрания Лулы (Original publication)
- CNBC · · Lula wins Brazil runoff after prediction markets favored Bolsonaro (Original publication)
Meduza states: The second round of the election will feature incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
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17 sources: Democracy Now!, Business FM, Meduza, TRT World, Anadolu Agency, Novaya Gazeta Europe, Fox News, DW News, Dawn News, Euronews, Tengrinews, BBC World Service, Vlast.kz, The Insider, Kursiv, Forbes Russia, BBC News
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- Democracy Now! · · Brazil Elections: How AI, Meta and Evangelicals Could Sway the Presidential Race for Bolsonaro (Original publication)
- Business FM · · Бразилию ожидает второй тур выборов: каков прогноз? (Original publication)
- Meduza · · На выборах в Бразилии президент идет против сына бывшего президента. Почти бразильский сериал! Однако результат этой гонки может повлиять на политическую ситуацию не только в стране, но и во всем мире (Original publication)
- TRT World · · Bolsonaro holds slightest of poll leads over Lula ahead of Brazil runoff (Original publication)
- Anadolu Agency · · Brazilian candidates hold final rallies as runoff race remains tight (Original publication)
- Novaya Gazeta Europe · · В Бразилии пройдет второй тур президентских выборов (Original publication)
- Fox News · · Brazil becomes next test for Latin America’s surging conservative movement (Original publication)
- Anadolu Agency · · Polls open in Brazil for high-stakes presidential runoff (Original publication)
- DW News · · Brazil election: Lula, Bolsonaro cast votes in final bout (Original publication)
- Dawn News · · Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in nail-biter vote (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Brazil: long queues and river journeys mark decisive presidential vote (Original publication)
- Business FM · · Лула да Силва побеждает на выборах главы государства (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Президентская гонка в Бразилии завершилась исторической победой Лулы да Силвы (Original publication)
- BBC World Service · · Watch: How President Lula turned it around to beat Flávio Bolsonaro (Original publication)
- DW News · · Brazilian leftist President Lula wins reelection against conservative challenger Flavio Bolsonaro (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Brazil's Lula clinches election victory as Bolsonaro rejects results (Original publication)
- Vlast.kz · · Лула переизбран президентом Бразилии (Original publication)
- The Insider · · Лула да Силва переизбран президентом Бразилии. Его соперник требует отменить выборы из-за продления голосования, которого добивался и он сам (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Brazil: Thousands flood streets to celebrate Lula's election victory (Original publication)
- Kursiv · · 80-летний Лула выиграл выборы в Бразилии, сын Болсонару не признал поражение (Original publication)
- Democracy Now! · · Brazil: Lula Wins Stunning Upset Over Flávio Bolsonaro in Blow to Far Right & Trump (Original publication)
- BBC World Service · · Lula wins fourth term in dramatic Brazil election comeback (Original publication)
- TRT World · · Trump, Milei yet to weigh in as Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to recognise Lula's Brazil victory (Original publication)
- DW News · · Brazil elections: Merz, world leaders congratulate Lula on his win (Original publication)
- Forbes Russia · · Рынок акций Бразилии рухнул из-за победы Лула да Силвы на выборах президента (Original publication)
- BBC News · · Lula wins fourth term in dramatic Brazil election comeback (Original publication)
- The Insider · · Партия Болсонару признала его поражение на выборах в Бразилии. От него самого потребовали сдать паспорт из-за уголовного расследования (Original publication)
Contradicts
1 source: Business FM
Context
1 source: BBC World Service
Meduza states: Jair Bolsonaro was Brazil's president from 2019 to 2023.
Sources for this fact
Supports
15 sources: Meduza, Novaya Gazeta Europe, Fox News, Dawn News, Tengrinews, Euronews, Vlast.kz, The Insider, Kursiv, BBC World Service, MercoPress, CBS News, DW News, Forbes Russia, Mongabay
All materials (19)
- Meduza · · На выборах в Бразилии президент идет против сына бывшего президента. Почти бразильский сериал! Однако результат этой гонки может повлиять на политическую ситуацию не только в стране, но и во всем мире (Original publication)
- Novaya Gazeta Europe · · В Бразилии пройдет второй тур президентских выборов (Original publication)
- Fox News · · Brazil becomes next test for Latin America’s surging conservative movement (Original publication)
- Dawn News · · Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in nail-biter vote (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Президентская гонка в Бразилии завершилась исторической победой Лулы да Силвы (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Brazil's Lula clinches election victory as Bolsonaro rejects results (Original publication)
- Vlast.kz · · Лула переизбран президентом Бразилии (Original publication)
- The Insider · · Лула да Силва переизбран президентом Бразилии. Его соперник требует отменить выборы из-за продления голосования, которого добивался и он сам (Original publication)
- Kursiv · · 80-летний Лула выиграл выборы в Бразилии, сын Болсонару не признал поражение (Original publication)
- BBC World Service · · Who is Lula? From ex-worker and prisoner to Brazil's president again (Original publication)
- MercoPress · · Brazil’s real plunges more than 8% and São Paulo stocks slump after Lula’s victory (Original publication)
- MercoPress · · Debt, inflation and a hostile Congress: the economic challenges of Lula’s fourth term (Original publication)
- MercoPress · · A judge appointed by Jair Bolsonaro rejects his son’s case for annulling the election (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Lula’s comeback puts brakes on Latin America’s rightward surge (Original publication)
- CBS News · · Lula wins 4th term as Brazil's president, but Bolsonaro rejects results (Original publication)
- DW News · · Brazil elections: Merz, world leaders congratulate Lula on his win (Original publication)
- Forbes Russia · · Рынок акций Бразилии рухнул из-за победы Лула да Силвы на выборах президента (Original publication)
- Mongabay · · ‘Defeat for denialism’: Lula beats far right Bolsonaro in Brazilian presidential election (Original publication)
- The Insider · · Партия Болсонару признала его поражение на выборах в Бразилии. От него самого потребовали сдать паспорт из-за уголовного расследования (Original publication)
Context
1 source: Democracy Now!
MercoPress states: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, is seeking a fourth term against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Sources for this fact
Supports
21 sources: Democracy Now!, Business FM, Meduza, Euronews, Anadolu Agency, MercoPress, Novaya Gazeta Europe, Fox News, DW News, Dawn News, Tengrinews, TRT World, BBC World Service, Vlast.kz, Middle East Eye, The Insider, Kursiv, Kyiv Post, CBS News, Frank Media, BBC News
All materials (31)
- Democracy Now! · · Brazil Elections: How AI, Meta and Evangelicals Could Sway the Presidential Race for Bolsonaro (Original publication)
- Business FM · · Бразилию ожидает второй тур выборов: каков прогноз? (Original publication)
- Meduza · · На выборах в Бразилии президент идет против сына бывшего президента. Почти бразильский сериал! Однако результат этой гонки может повлиять на политическую ситуацию не только в стране, но и во всем мире (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Rallies, opinion polls and a final debate - Brazil gets ready for Sunday's knife-edge presidential election (Original publication)
- Anadolu Agency · · Brazilian candidates hold final rallies as runoff race remains tight (Original publication)
- MercoPress · · Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in its tightest runoff in recent history (Original publication)
- Novaya Gazeta Europe · · В Бразилии пройдет второй тур президентских выборов (Original publication)
- Fox News · · Brazil becomes next test for Latin America’s surging conservative movement (Original publication)
- DW News · · Brazil votes in tight runoff between leftist Lula and right-wing Flavio Bolsonaro (Original publication)
- Anadolu Agency · · Polls open in Brazil for high-stakes presidential runoff (Original publication)
- Dawn News · · Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in nail-biter vote (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Brazil: long queues and river journeys mark decisive presidential vote (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Президентская гонка в Бразилии завершилась исторической победой Лулы да Силвы (Original publication)
- TRT World · · Lula clinches historic fourth presidential term in dramatic Brazilian runoff (Original publication)
- BBC World Service · · Watch: How President Lula turned it around to beat Flávio Bolsonaro (Original publication)
- DW News · · Brazilian leftist President Lula wins reelection against conservative challenger Flavio Bolsonaro (Original publication)
- Vlast.kz · · Лула переизбран президентом Бразилии (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Токаев поздравил Лулу да Силву c переизбранием на пост президента Бразилии (Original publication)
- Meduza · · Лула да Силва переизбрался на пост президента Бразилии во втором туре. Его соперник Флавио Болсонару отказался признавать поражение (Original publication)
- Middle East Eye · · Lula wins reelection in Brazil, securing fourth presidential term (Original publication)
- The Insider · · Лула да Силва переизбран президентом Бразилии. Его соперник требует отменить выборы из-за продления голосования, которого добивался и он сам (Original publication)
- Kursiv · · 80-летний Лула выиграл выборы в Бразилии, сын Болсонару не признал поражение (Original publication)
- BBC World Service · · Who is Lula? From ex-worker and prisoner to Brazil's president again (Original publication)
- Kyiv Post · · ‘Historic Victory’: World Leaders Celebrate Lula’s Re-Election (Original publication)
- Democracy Now! · · Brazil: Lula Wins Stunning Upset Over Flávio Bolsonaro in Blow to Far Right & Trump (Original publication)
- BBC World Service · · Lula wins fourth term in dramatic Brazil election comeback (Original publication)
- CBS News · · Lula wins 4th term as Brazil's president, but Bolsonaro rejects results (Original publication)
- DW News · · Brazil elections: Merz, world leaders congratulate Lula on his win (Original publication)
- Frank Media · · Бразильский рынок обвалился после неожиданного переизбрания Лулы (Original publication)
- BBC News · · Lula wins fourth term in dramatic Brazil election comeback (Original publication)
- The Insider · · Партия Болсонару признала его поражение на выборах в Бразилии. От него самого потребовали сдать паспорт из-за уголовного расследования (Original publication)
Contradicts
2 sources: Forbes Russia, Mongabay
Novaya Gazeta Europe states: The second round of Brazil's presidential election will take place on October 25.
Sources for this fact
Supports
24 sources: Democracy Now!, Meduza, Euronews, TRT World, Anadolu Agency, MercoPress, Novaya Gazeta Europe, Fox News, DW News, Dawn News, Business FM, Tengrinews, BBC World Service, Vlast.kz, Middle East Eye, The Insider, CNBC, Kursiv, Kyiv Post, CBS News, Forbes Russia, Frank Media, BBC News, Mongabay
All materials (38)
- Democracy Now! · · Brazil Elections: How AI, Meta and Evangelicals Could Sway the Presidential Race for Bolsonaro (Original publication)
- Meduza · · На выборах в Бразилии президент идет против сына бывшего президента. Почти бразильский сериал! Однако результат этой гонки может повлиять на политическую ситуацию не только в стране, но и во всем мире (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Rallies, opinion polls and a final debate - Brazil gets ready for Sunday's knife-edge presidential election (Original publication)
- TRT World · · Bolsonaro holds slightest of poll leads over Lula ahead of Brazil runoff (Original publication)
- Anadolu Agency · · Brazilian candidates hold final rallies as runoff race remains tight (Original publication)
- MercoPress · · Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in its tightest runoff in recent history (Original publication)
- Novaya Gazeta Europe · · В Бразилии пройдет второй тур президентских выборов (Original publication)
- Fox News · · Brazil becomes next test for Latin America’s surging conservative movement (Original publication)
- DW News · · Brazil votes in tight runoff between leftist Lula and right-wing Flavio Bolsonaro (Original publication)
- Anadolu Agency · · Polls open in Brazil for high-stakes presidential runoff (Original publication)
- DW News · · Brazil election: Lula, Bolsonaro cast votes in final bout (Original publication)
- Dawn News · · Brazil chooses between Lula and Bolsonaro in nail-biter vote (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Brazil: long queues and river journeys mark decisive presidential vote (Original publication)
- Business FM · · Лула да Силва побеждает на выборах главы государства (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Президентская гонка в Бразилии завершилась исторической победой Лулы да Силвы (Original publication)
- TRT World · · Lula clinches historic fourth presidential term in dramatic Brazilian runoff (Original publication)
- BBC World Service · · Watch: How President Lula turned it around to beat Flávio Bolsonaro (Original publication)
- DW News · · Brazilian leftist President Lula wins reelection against conservative challenger Flavio Bolsonaro (Original publication)
- Euronews · · Brazil's Lula clinches election victory as Bolsonaro rejects results (Original publication)
- Vlast.kz · · Лула переизбран президентом Бразилии (Original publication)
- Tengrinews · · Токаев поздравил Лулу да Силву c переизбранием на пост президента Бразилии (Original publication)
- Meduza · · Лула да Силва переизбрался на пост президента Бразилии во втором туре. Его соперник Флавио Болсонару отказался признавать поражение (Original publication)
- Middle East Eye · · Lula wins reelection in Brazil, securing fourth presidential term (Original publication)
- The Insider · · Лула да Силва переизбран президентом Бразилии. Его соперник требует отменить выборы из-за продления голосования, которого добивался и он сам (Original publication)
- CNBC · · Brazil's Lula wins historic presidential election; Bolsonaro reportedly refuses to concede (Original publication)
- Kursiv · · 80-летний Лула выиграл выборы в Бразилии, сын Болсонару не признал поражение (Original publication)
- BBC World Service · · Who is Lula? From ex-worker and prisoner to Brazil's president again (Original publication)
- Kyiv Post · · ‘Historic Victory’: World Leaders Celebrate Lula’s Re-Election (Original publication)
- Democracy Now! · · Brazil: Lula Wins Stunning Upset Over Flávio Bolsonaro in Blow to Far Right & Trump (Original publication)
- BBC World Service · · Lula wins fourth term in dramatic Brazil election comeback (Original publication)
- CBS News · · Lula wins 4th term as Brazil's president, but Bolsonaro rejects results (Original publication)
- TRT World · · Trump, Milei yet to weigh in as Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to recognise Lula's Brazil victory (Original publication)
- DW News · · Brazil elections: Merz, world leaders congratulate Lula on his win (Original publication)
- Forbes Russia · · Рынок акций Бразилии рухнул из-за победы Лула да Силвы на выборах президента (Original publication)
- Frank Media · · Бразильский рынок обвалился после неожиданного переизбрания Лулы (Original publication)
- BBC News · · Lula wins fourth term in dramatic Brazil election comeback (Original publication)
- Mongabay · · ‘Defeat for denialism’: Lula beats far right Bolsonaro in Brazilian presidential election (Original publication)
- The Insider · · Партия Болсонару признала его поражение на выборах в Бразилии. От него самого потребовали сдать паспорт из-за уголовного расследования (Original publication)
Timeline
- Updated: new information was added. - President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, is seeking a fourth term against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. (developing) - The second round of Brazil's presidential election will take place on October 25. (developing)
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Meduza
T2 · established media · independent · international
TRT World
T2 · established media · public broadcaster · international
Anadolu Agency
T2 · established media · state media · international
Novaya Gazeta Europe
T2 · established media · independent · international
Fox News
T2 · established media · company · international
Dawn News
T2 · established media · company · international
T2 · established media · company · international
Tengrinews
T2 · established media · company · international
BBC World Service
T2 · established media · public broadcaster · international
Vlast.kz
T2 · established media · independent · international
T2 · established media · company · international
Democracy Now!
T2 · established media · independent · international
T2 · established media · company · international
CNBC
T2 · established media · company · international
DW News
T2 · established media · public broadcaster · international
Euronews
T2 · established media · company · international
The Insider
T2 · established media · independent · international
Forbes Russia
T2 · established media · company · international
BBC News
T2 · established media · public broadcaster · international
T2 · established media · independent · international
CBS News
T2 · established media · company · international
T2 · established media · independent · international
Middle East Eye
T2 · established media · independent · international
Kyiv Post
T2 · established media · independent · international
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