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Brazil's Lula Announces Social Welfare and Health Initiatives Amid Election Period
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced an increase in welfare payments and the provision of free weight-loss injections. These initiatives come two weeks before Brazil's elections. Critics have suggested these moves are electorally motivated. The president has also intensified federal efforts against organized crime in Rio de Janeiro.
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- Left (1): The Guardian
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