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Fight between Brazil's Supreme Court judges ahead of key elections

A public squabble between two Supreme Court judges that was livestreamed this week is shaking up Brazil's October 4 elections, with the two candidates - incumbent leftist Lula and right-wing Bolsonaro - roughly tied in pre-election polling.

September 18, 2026 at 11:57

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