{"id":72275,"date":"2026-10-06T06:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T22:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/10\/06\/right-wing-wave-in-brazils-presidential-election\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T06:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T22:08:00","slug":"right-wing-wave-in-brazils-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/10\/06\/right-wing-wave-in-brazils-presidential-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Right-wing wave in Brazil&#8217;s presidential election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brazil&#8217;s right-wing Liberal Party, home to Senator Flavio Bolsonaro&#8217;s presidential bid, emerged as the biggest winner in congressional elections on Sunday, securing the largest single-party representation in both the Senate and the lower house.<br \/>Senator Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, on Sunday won the most votes in the first round of the presidential race, advancing to a runoff against leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on October 25.<br \/>During the campaign, the younger Bolsonaro stumped often for allied Senate candidates. 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