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  - 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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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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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Stacks of dirty money nabbed in a botched smear campaign covered Brazil's front pages on Saturday as polls showed for the first time that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could be forced to a second round run-off.
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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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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da   Silva's commanding lead over his nearest rival in Brazil's   presidential race narrowed by 4 percentage points in the past   five days, a poll showed on Friday.
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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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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - With his once-comfortable   lead narrowing, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva   geared up on Thursday for a final campaign push to secure an   outright victory in this weekend's election.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazilian President Luiz  Inacio Lula da Silva has begun the task of reshuffling his  government to revive political alliances he needs to get  reelected and to pass slow-moving reforms in Congress.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's ruling Workers'  Party (PT) held onto the mayoralty in at least three major  cities in Sunday's municipal vote but will face a tough run-off  contest for the biggest prize, the city of Sao Paulo, according  to early results and an exit poll.
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Brazil's first working-class president slipped in the polls on the eve of elections Sunday, indicating he may not win a convincing first-round victory but will instead be forced to campaign for another month amid spiraling corruption allegations against his party.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's standing as a man of the people may not be enough to carry him to victory when Brazilians vote in a presidential election on Sunday.
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In its first electoral test since taking power 21 months ago, the party of Brazil's left-leaning president emerged stronger from nationwide municipal elections but could not come in first in the country's biggest and most important city, Sao Paulo.
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Despite a corruption scandal in his party, Brazilians are set to reelect President Luiz Ign&#225;cio Lula da Silva on Oct. 1.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva was battling to secure the votes needed to clinch an outright victory in Sunday's presidential election after public disgust over corrupt politics eroded his support in the final days of campaigning.
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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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Ruling party stalwarts in the town of Furukawa in northern Japan are fed up with the string of scandals that have cost Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet five ministers in less than a year, and want the premier to step down.