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Lula wins fourth term in Brazil as Bolsonaro refuses to concede
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term in Sunday's runoff election, defeating challenger Flávio Bolsonaro 51.7% to 48.2%, according to the Washington Examiner.[25, 29, 52] Bolsonaro refused to concede, though his Liberal Party recognized the election results, party president Valdemar Costa Neto said.[5, 29, 32] Bolsonaro announced he would ask Brazil's top electoral court to annul the results, citing abuses of power; Bloomberg reported he later dropped that plan and would instead file a case accusing Lula of abuse of power.[20, 36, 42]
President Trump said the election looked "rigged" and "corrupt," without offering evidence, according to NPR.[5, 49, 57] Brazil's Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to hand over his passports in a money laundering inquiry, and the passports were cancelled after he failed to surrender them, the BBC reported.[16, 56] Brazil's benchmark stock index fell 14% after the victory, Semafor reported.[60]
Why it matters Brazil's benchmark stock index fell 14% as investors soured on the country's economic prospects.[60]
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Where accounts differ (1)
- Facts differThe Guardian reported Flávio Bolsonaro is unaccounted for and rumoured to have fled Brazil, while the New York Post reported, citing two sources, that he has left Brazil for the United States.[13, 40, 56]
- The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 27, 12:24 p.m. ET Flávio Bolsonaro rumoured to have fled Brazil after presidential election loss
Authorities demanded he hand over his passport after loss to Lula but far-right senator remains unaccounted for The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has not been seen since Monday and missed a Tuesday-morning deadline…
- New York Post · Leans right · Oct 27, 1:51 p.m. ET Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US after losing presidential election: reports
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election and refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order to hand over his passports, two sources said.
- The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 27, 12:24 p.m. ET Flávio Bolsonaro rumoured to have fled Brazil after presidential election loss
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 40 rated outlets that covered it, 14 are left of center (4 of them in the Left group), 14 are center and 12 are right of center (8 of them in the Right group). 6 more are not rated.
- Left: Jacobin (−2.03), The Nation (−1.95), Mother Jones (−1.71), The American Prospect (−1.29).
- Leans left: Slate (−1.18), The New Republic (−1.09), HuffPost (−1.06), Raw Story (−0.94), MS NOW (−0.76), The Conversation (−0.73), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: PBS NewsHour (−0.48), TIME (−0.40), Newsweek (−0.30), The Economist (−0.23), Foreign Policy (−0.20), International Business Times (−0.14), CBS News (−0.14), Axios (−0.05), Mediaite (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), Forbes (+0.19), CNBC (+0.40).
- Leans right: The Wall Street Journal (+0.63), New York Post (+0.64), RealClearPolitics (+0.87), The American Conservative (+1.06).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), Fox News (+1.52), IJR (+1.52), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Western Journal (+2.13), One America News Network (+2.69).
Not rated Al Jazeera, BBC News, Financial Times, Semafor, Sky News, Los Angeles Times. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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