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  • With Bolsonaro tamed in defeat, Brazil steps back from brink

    DIANE JEANTET and JOSHUA GOODMAN|Nov 2, 2022

    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In the run-up to Brazil's presidential election, many feared a narrow result would spell the death knell for Latin America's largest democracy. So far, however, the worst has been averted, despite a nail-biting victory for former leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, and ongoing protests by Bolsonaro's supporters across the country. The conservative leader's allies quickly recognized da Silva's victory, the military stayed in the barracks and vigilant world leaders swooped in...