Lula and Bolsonaro’s mudslinging heats up ahead of weekend vote
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"Lula and Bolsonaro’s mudslinging heats up ahead of weekend vote" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Axios and Al Jazeera. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (3)
- How the Banco Master scandal injected chaos into Brazil’s presidential race Al Jazeera · 20h ago
- Brazil's Lula-Bolsonaro showdown unfolds in Trump's shadow Axios · 20h ago
- How the Banco Master scandal injected chaos into Brazil’s presidential race Al Jazeera · 20h ago
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