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Brazil – Candidates to face off again after close presidential race
On Sunday, Presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula as he is universally referred to) obtained 48.4 per cent of valid votes in the Presidential election, which excludes blank and null ballots, while Bolsonaro got 43.2 per cent, according to Brazil’s electoral authority. The race was much closer than pollsters predicted as far-right incumbent Jair…
Brazil – Jogo do bicho gambling game could be legalised in Brazil
A special committee in the Brazilian Congress has been charged with reviewing proposed legalisation which would legalise the popular ‘jogo do bicho’ or animal game according to the website of the Chamber of Deputies. The act, read by Deputy Vitor Valim (PMDB-CE), at its meeting on Tuesday (June 2), creates a special committee to consider…