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Brazil’s 2026 Election Is Becoming a Competition for the Algorithm

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There are moments in Brazil’s history when the country’s affairs become almost impossible to explain to a foreigner without sounding as if you had invented part of it. This is one of them. We are less than a month away from the first round of a presidential election that will also renew the Chamber of… Continue reading Brazil’s 2026 Election Is Becoming a Competition for the Algorithm
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