Brazil’s leading presidential candidates snub TV debate ahead of Sunday’s election
📍 Aftermath
{ "epilogue": "Brazil's final presidential TV debate was cancelled following court rulings and after leading candidates Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro skipped the event. An incident involving a bomb scare outside the Supreme Court also occurred during the cancellation.
Consequently, the country headed to the polls without a single debate between the two candidates." }
Epilogue added 1h ago, after coverage quieted.
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Brazil heads to the polls without a single debate between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro MercoPress · 6d ago broke it first
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