Brazil votes in election defined by sleaze
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilians voted in elections on Sunday with signs that public disgust over sleazy politics might prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from securing the outright victory that seemed a foregone conclusion until a few weeks ago.
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The election reveals a worrisome divide among the country's voters  -  and a predeliction for show over substance in the winning party
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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, Sept. 30 -- The dividing lines that will determine Brazil's presidential election on Sunday are extraordinarily clear, as plainly visible as the swinging doors that separate a restaurant's dining room from its kitchen.
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Sao Paulo Mayor Marta Suplicy, a member of the governing Workers&#39; Party, finished second in city elections to Jose Serra, a one-time presidential contender, setting the stage for a runoff
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In the first electoral test for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his plans to remake Latin America's largest country, Brazilians Sunday chose municipal mayors and councils nationwide.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva struggled to avoid a run-off in Sunday's presidential election after public disgust over corrupt politics eroded his support in the final days of campaigning.
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Brazil's policemen have a well-earned reputation for brutality and corruption.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 1 -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the first round of Brazil's presidential election Sunday, but fell short of earning enough votes to avoid a runoff later this month against the second-place challenger.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's ruling Worker's  Party (PT) was looking to strengthen its hand in its fight to  transform this huge Latin American country with a good  performance in nationwide municipal elections on Sunday.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - With his leftist credentials   and background as a factory worker in polluted Sao Paulo,   environmentalists had high hopes of Brazilian President Luiz   Inacio Lula da Silva when he took office in 2003.
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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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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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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva appears sure to be re-elected Sunday, but he has lost much political clout due to corruption allegations involving his inner circle.
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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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The American delegation has found itself in a controversy after a phrase that Brazilians considered prejudiced and demeaning appeared on a message board at the American media center.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must face a run-off election, one of his senior aides said, after a string of corruption scandals turned many voters against the incumbent in Sunday's presidential election.