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Brazil vote: Far right Bolsonaro wins first round, to lock horns with Haddad in second

Brasilia, Oct 8 (IBNS): Brazil's far right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the first round of votes in the presidential polls, surging ahead of closest rival Fernando Haddad by over 16 percent votes.

Former Brazilian President Lula pulls out of presidential election

Brasilia, Sept 12 (IBNS): Tainted Brazilian politician and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pulled out of next month's presidential election, reports said.

Brazil's top electoral court bars ex-President Lula from running as a presidential candidate

Brasilia, Sept 1 (IBNS): A top electoral court in Brazil has disallowed tainted former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from contesting in the upcoming election.

Brazil convict Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of corruption charges

Brasilia, Jul 13 (IBNS): Brazilian prosecutors have convicted former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of corruption charges and sentenced him to a nine and a half years jail, reports said.