Tense election day for Brazil's tarnished hero Lula
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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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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da   Silva lost four points in the past five days from his   commanding lead over his main rival in Brazil's presidential   race, a poll showed on Friday.
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The Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, received a boost in local elections on Sunday, in what was widely seen as a referendum on his first two years of government.
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An East Timorese independence hero faced off against a former prime minister for leadership in this fledgling democracy as important parliamentary elections got under way Saturday.
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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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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil says he is certain he will be re-elected in a second round of voting.
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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  - Battered by a string of political scandals, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva squandered what seemed to be a sure first-round election victory and now must face a run-off vote against an energized opposition candidate.
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Lula comes to the Presidency with a huge mandate -- and an intractable parliament
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In its first electoral test since taking power 21 months ago, the party of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerged stronger from nationwide municipal elections but did not win in the country's biggest city, Sao Paulo.
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Residents of this drab, industrial town where President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rose to prominence as a labor leader remain loyal to him despite the scandals that have rocked his presidency.
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Voting is due to take place in Brazil as President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's opinion poll lead shrinks.
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The runoff that President Luiz InÃ¡cio Lula da Silva neither wanted nor expected promises to be hard-fought and full of contrasts.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won 46.79 percent of the votes in Brazil's presidential election with 41.37 percent of the votes tallied, the top electoral court said on Sunday.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva kicked off his campaign for re-election by promising to help Brazil&#039;s poor and uneducated working class.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio da Silva is weakened as two parties withdraw from his governing coalition.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da   Silva extended his lead over his closest rival in Brazil's   presidential race, taking 50 percent of the vote in the latest   poll released on Thursday.