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August 12, 2022

Protests Erupt Across Brazil as Bolsonaro Threatens to Reject October Election
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In Brazil, thousands of people took to the streets of cities across the
country Thursday in defense of democracy, after far-right President Jair
Bolsonaro threatened to reject the results of October's first-round
presidential election if he loses. Former leftist Brazilian President
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is running again, currently leads in the
polls. Bolsonaro has been claiming - without evidence - Brazil's
electronic voting system is vulnerable to fraud. This is a protester in
Rio de Janeiro.

Pedro Lucas: "We are here to ask for free elections, free education and
improvements for our people, because our people cannot be dying of
hunger."



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