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Tamsky said that in Brazil, election day has a party-like atmosphere. Though voting isn't not compulsory until citizens turn 18, 16-year-olds are allowed to [...]

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Tamsky said that in Brazil, election day has a party-like atmosphere. Though voting is not compulsory until citizens turn 18, 16-year-olds are allowed to [...]

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Brazil's presidential election is to go to an October 31 runoff after the ruling party candidate, Dilma Rousseff, won elections on Sunday, but not by enough [...]

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Brazil's elections feature a vote for president that is somewhat historic, as current President Lula has been popular in office for the past eight years. [...]

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Despite having the full weight of the most popular president in Brazilian history behind her, Dilma Rousseff, the candidate from Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's [...]

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The ruling party candidate took an early lead in Brazil's presidential election Sunday but was shy of the majority of votes needed to avoid a second-round [...]

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The late surge by Green Party candidate Marina Silva has sent the Brazil election into a runoff ballot Oct. 31. Top candidate Dilma Rousseff is still [...]

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Under Brazil's 1988 constitution, only three presidential elections have gone to a runoff. In all three cases, the first-round front-runner emerged as [...]

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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil holds a general election on Sunday to choose, among other offices, a successor to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, [...]

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Dilma Rousseff, widely favored to be Brazil's next President after today's Presidential election fell unexpectedly short of the 50% plus one vote threshold [...]

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Brazil looked to have fallen short of electing its first female president last night, with Dilma Rousseff appearing to have to go into to a second round [...]

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Paulo state in Brazil's presidential and congressional elections yesterday - more than double the votes of the second-placed candidate in the country's [...]

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Photo by Vesselin Stefanov at Gabrovo.bg People in the Bulgarian town of Gabrovo eagerly expect results from Sunday's presidential elections in Brazil, [...]

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The former Fifa World Player of the Year ran on a Socialist Party ticket in southeastern Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil's national elections on Sunday. [...]

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Nearly 400 people were arrested in Brazil on Sunday for illegally campaigning outside polling stations during general elections, the country's High [...]

27 Sep 2010 A Brazilian clown who is a favourite to win a seat in congress in Sunday's election is challenged to prove he can read and write, [...]

22 Sep 2010 This coming presidential election is, perhaps, one of the most unwanted events in Brazil's history. Brazilians seem to be repeating the [...]

14 Sep 2010 Brazil's nationwide elections on 3 October 2010 will see more than 130 million voters choose a president to succeed Luiz Inácio Lula da [...]

9 Sep 2010 SÃO PAULO, Brazil—Ahead of nationwide elections next month, Brazilian Federal . 03-Oct-2010 10:28:00 am Brazil Prepares for Elections [...]

29 Sep 2010 Science safe in Brazil elections. Next head of state unlikely to upset the status quo. Anna Petherick. Dilma Rousseff (left) might be even [...]

3 Oct 2010 Dilma Rousseff sailed through the last TV debate before Sunday's vote, bolstered by another poll showing her with just enough support to win [...]

4 Oct 2010 BRASILIA (AFP) – Brazil's presidential election is to go to an October 31 runoff after the ruling party candidate, Dilma Rousseff, [...]

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This Sunday is Election Day in Brazil. One difference between Brazil and the US is that every citizen 18 years of age and up are required by law to vote. This year's election will be for president, senators, governors, and many other [...]

Brazil elects illiterate clown to congress. The surprising part of this story is that by "clown", they mean someone who dresses up in funny clothing and performs in a circus, and by "illiterate", they mean someone who does not know how to read or write. Americans looking forward to the mid-term elec [...]