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Key takeaways as Brazil heads to presidential runoff that could reshape Latin America
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Brazil is heading for another Lula-Bolsonaro showdown. But this time it is Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son Flávio who stands between leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and another term in power. A Bolsonaro victory would push the region further towards the right, hand US President Donald Trump a powerful ideological ally in its largest country and potentially strengthen Washington’s hand as it seeks to counter China’s influence across the hemisphere.
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