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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil’s political leaders lined up on Thursday to stress next year’s presidential election is certain to take place, after a bombshell newspaper report that Brazil’s defense minister had issued a threat about holding the highly polarized vote.
Brazil s Defense Minister Walter Souza Braga Netto looks on after a ceremony at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
The Estado de S. Paulo story landed at a fraught time in Brazil, amid repeated - and unfounded - allegations by President Jair Bolsonaro that the country’s electronic voting system is vulnerable to fraud.
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