Brasília, Oct 1, 2026 (AFP) - A saintly spat and debate snub: Brazil enters final polls stretch

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2026-10-01

Brazil's electoral court has ordered the takedown of "untrue" social media posts about the country's patron saint, the latest row at the end of a deeply divisive election campaign that will see President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva snub the main debate on Thursday. Scandals, attacks and counter-attacks have dominated a bitter campaign battle between leftist Lula and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, who face off in a voting on Sunday, but th......

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