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Brazil election: Lula and Bolsonaro file mutual legal challenges

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Brazil election: Lula and Bolsonaro file mutual legal challengesPalácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil · CC BY 2.0

Days before the second round of Brazil’s presidential election, Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro have filed legal challenges to have each other’s candidacy disqualified. The incumbent president accuses Meta of interfering in favour of his opponent, who accuses Lula of abuse of power linked to posts on WhatsApp, Le Monde reports.

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