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Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Lula spar in first debate as personal attacks fly
Brazil's Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded barbs in their first face-to-face presidential debate on Sunday in a contentious back-and-forth just one week before the election's runoff.
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Brazil's Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded barbs in their first face-to-face presidential debate on Sunday in a contentious back-and-forth just one week before the election's runoff.
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- October 19, 2026
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