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The Seattle TimesNews report · Aug 16, 5:11 PM
Brazil’s Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro kick off their presidential campaigns
Brazil's presidential candidates have kicked off their campaigns ahead of a tight October election.
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Brazil’s Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro kick off their presidential campaigns
ABC News - International and The Seattle Times describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Brazil's presidential candidates have kicked off their campaigns ahead of a tight October election.
The headline split The Seattle Times frames it as "Brazil’s Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro kick off their presidential campaigns". Guardian World frames it as "Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in h...".
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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Aug 16, 7:14 PM
Brazil's Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro return to their strongholds to kick off presidential campaigns
Brazil's presidential candidates have kicked off their campaigns ahead of what is expected to be tight election in October
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Guardian WorldNews report · Aug 16, 6:44 PM
Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way
President, 80, vows to keep far-right from power as Flávio Bolsonaro tells supporters he will ‘fight this system’ Brazil’s leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has launched his ca...
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