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sentences that state something as happening or true
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1 of 21 hedged
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Politics
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Polls have closed in Brazil's general election, after voters queued in long lines for a tight first round of the presidential race.
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voters → publish → race
After casting his ballot, 80-year-old left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned that the choice was between democracy and "barbarism".
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choice → cast → democracy
His challenger, right-winger Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, said he wanted to "free the Brazilian people".
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he → say → people
The result is forecast to be close.
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result → forecast → ?
BBC Brazil's poll aggregator shows that the gap between Lula and Bolsonaro is only two points.
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gap → show → Lula
If no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October.
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election → get → October
According to Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE), more than 158.7 million Brazilians, including one million people abroad, are eligible to vote in the election.
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Brazilians → accord → election
Lula is challenged by 11 candidates, although BBC Brazil's poll aggregator shows that candidates other than Lula and Bolsonaro will get only about 10% of the vote.
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candidates → challenge → vote
The TSE has not set a fixed time for the release of the official results, but they are expected within hours because voting is electronic and experience from previous elections shows that results tend to come quickly.
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results → set → elections
A victory for Bolsonaro would extend a wave of wins across Latin America by right-wing candidates aligned with US President Donald Trump, while Lula's re-election would create problems for Washington, which has clashed with his government over trade and security.
Some countries, from which Brazilians living overseas are able to vote, have already released preliminary vote count data.
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Brazilians → extend → data
In China, Lula won 56.63% of the votes, while Bolsonaro came in second with 31.33%.
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Bolsonaro → win → %
Lula also won in countries including South Korea, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia.
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Lula → win → Korea
In Israel, however, Bolsonaro won 74.40% of the valid votes.
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Bolsonaro → win → votes
He also won 71.59% of the valid votes in Japan.
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He → win → Japan
Today's result will also determine the composition of the Senate from February 2027 onwards, as 54 of the Senate's 81 seats are being contested, representing two-thirds of the chamber.
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54 → determine → chamber
Currently, the largest bloc in the Senate is Bolsonaro's Liberal Party (PL), followed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), which has served in a coalition government under Lula.
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which → follow → Lula
In the last election four years ago, Lula narrowly defeated Flávio Bolsonaro's father, Jair.
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Lula → defeat → father
But the tumultuous aftermath of the election, which saw Jair Bolsonaro convicted of plotting a coup after thousands of his supporters stormed the Brazilian Congress, has had a lasting impact on the nation's political life and this election.
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thousands → see → life
Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup and is barred from standing for office.
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Bolsonaro → serve → office
Because of recurrent health problems, he is currently under house arrest rather than in a cell, but he has been prohibited from posting on social media or making public statements.
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he → prohibit → statements
Despite these restrictions, there is little doubt that Flávio Bolsonaro has his father's backing.
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Bolsonaro → be → backing
The Aporia
