Lula sweep uncertain as Brazilians go to polls
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilians lined up to vote on Sunday amid signs that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, though still the champion of the poor and workers, may have squandered his chances of a first-round victory because of scandals over sleazy politics.
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Moves are launched in Brazil to remove the senate leader, a key ally of President Lula, amid a corruption scandal.
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Lula comes to the Presidency with a huge mandate  -  and an intractable parliament
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By Tiago Pariz BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's biggest party votedto leave the governing coalition on Sunday in a move that couldcomplicate President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's reform agendaand pressure him to give the centrist party more Cabinet posts.
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Elections in Brazil used to be a monumental challenge, with millions of paper ballots to count by hand, many of them delivered by canoe and horseback from remote Amazon villages. Fraud was widespread, and it often took a week or more to determine the winners.
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Lula comes to the Presidency with a huge mandate -- and an intractable parliament
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Unexpected successes in curbing inflation and restoring public finances have given a strong political boost to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who seeks reelection on Sunday.
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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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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fell short of outright re-election Sunday but will head into an October 29 runoff leading his closest rival.
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Brazil's Senate has rejected a proposal to expel its leader, an ally of President Lula, following a corruption scandal.
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Brazil&#39;s ruling Workers&#39; Party (PT) held onto the mayoralty in at least three major cities in Sunday&#39;s municipal vote but will face a tough run
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SAO PAULO -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces a tough runoff election later this month after his stunning fall from prohibitive favorite to co-survivor in a Sunday's presidential contest.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must fight his main challenger in a run-off vote after many Brazilians turned against him in Sunday's presidential election and punished the former union leader for a string of corruption scandals.
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Romania faced weeks of uncertainty on Monday after inconclusive general elections in the poor Balkan country, already struggling to stay on track to join the European Union.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's opposition is   maneuvering to annul a likely victory by President Luiz Inacio   Lula da Silva in Sunday's election in a type of legal "coup   d'etat," a top government official said on Thursday.
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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 President Luiz Inacio da Silva is weakened as two parties withdraw from his governing coalition.