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Lula miraculously beat the Brazilian far right and Donald Trump. But have no doubt: the region is still in peril
After the rejoicing, it will be vital to learn the lessons. The rightward shift is neither inevitable nor irreversible, but progressives cannot rest for a moment The impossible happened. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term in Sunday’s runoff election in Brazil, overturning Flávio B
What the coverage shows
Most outlets frame the story as Lula’s comeback win in a tight runoff and many note that Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede or sought to challenge the result. Several, including NBC News, CNBC, The Hill and CNN, add market or prediction-market angles, while NPR, BBC News, France 24 and the New York Times foreground campaign tactics or a comeback narrative. Only some extracts, such as CBS News and CNBC, explicitly mention the electoral-court count or the result’s unusual status, and the South China Morning Post stands out for emphasizing China and rare earths.
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