Brazil's Lula faces run-off, tattered by scandals
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Nagging corruption scandals thwarted Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's hopes of clinching a first-round election victory and he now faces a high-stakes run-off against an inspired rival.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, facing a run-off in Brazil's election, is toning down his class-war rhetoric in a bid to woo the middle class and business votes that cost him a first-round victory.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign manager stepped down Wednesday over his alleged involvement in a plot to incriminate a leading opposition politician.
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No matter how meticulously a Brazilian coach prepares for the new season, his plans can be wrecked in an instant by the international transfer window.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looked almost certain to face a run-off election after a string of corruption scandals turned many voters against him in Sunday's presidential election.
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Brazil's President Lula says rich nations are not doing enough to fight global warming.
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Brazil's President Lula sacks his re-election campaign manager amid ongoing allegations of dirty tricks.
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By Andrew Hay RIO CUEIRAS, Brazil  - Brazil's center-leftgovernment will unseal archives of the country's 1964-85military dictatorship in an effort to resolve a painful chapterin the nation's recent history, the justice minister said onTuesday.
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Brazil police have formally accused a brother of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of influence peddling after a nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling, the government news agency said Tuesday.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da   Silva's commanding lead over his main rival in Brazil's   presidential race expanded slightly over the past week, a poll   showed on Tuesday.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Violent clashes over land increased during Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's first term, disappointing rights groups that hoped the former union leader would alleviate rural tensions, a report issued on Thursday said.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da  Silva's Workers' Party (PT) won the mayoralty of at least six  state capitals in Sunday's municipal vote but was forced into a  run-off to defend its hold on the race's biggest prize, the  city of Sao Paulo.
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As the U.S. President prepares to visit his counterpart in Colombia, that country's government is hit by a deep political scandal
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Four years ago as presidential candidate, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva struck fear into the heart of Brazil's business community with the fiery rhetoric of his days as a leftist union boss.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's small PopularSocialist Party voted on Saturday to pull out of President LuizInacio Lula da Silva's government, a move that could make itharder for his administration to pass pending reforms.
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More than 90 people in Brazil face possible charges after a two-year inquiry into money laundering.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's popularity rose six months into his second term despite growing violence in cities and a series of corruption scandals in national politics, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday.