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"One aspect that gets discussed is the seeming lack of counter demonstrations by Lula supporters, as well as the society wide support for Bolsonaro—farmers, truckers, etc."

Reminiscent of the thousands of Trump supporters standing in line for hours to attend a rally in the '20 election compared to a dozen sitting in 'socially distanced' circles at a Biden rally. As Stalin famously stated it doesn't matter how many votes are cast, what matters is who counts the votes, vis-a-vis Arizona.

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In the first round of elections in Brazil, the Bolsonaro allied governors "somehow" did much better than him forcing Bolsonaro into a runoff with the socialist. Observers of Brazilian politics said that it was effectively so unlikely as to be impossible if the election was on the level.

In Arizona, the R candidate for state treasurer "somehow" did much better than the R candidates for senate and governor, so much so as to be effectively impossible if the election was on the level.

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