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Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to Veto Reduced Sentence for Jair Bolsonaro

Socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil confirmed on Thursday he will veto a bill passing both chambers of the Brazilian Congress that reduces the sentence of conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro, currently serving 27 years in prison on dubious "coup" charges.
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Albanian Lawmakers Light Flares, Hurl Water Bottles in Parliament Brawl

Opposition lawmakers from the Democratic Party (DP) of Albania unleashed chaos in parliament on Thursday, lighting flares, throwing water bottles at Speaker Niko Peleshi as he tried to restore order, and scuffling with police.
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Chile’s far-right president taps into support for Pinochet that never went away – The Guardian

Chile’s far-right president taps into support for Pinochet that never went away  The GuardianLatin America’s Revolution of the Right  Foreign AffairsOpinion | Pinochet Is Smiling in His Grave  The New York TimesChile’s Trump? Ariel Dorfman on the Election of Pinochet Admirer José Antonio Kast  Democracy Now!Chile elects far-right José Antonio Kast as next president  BBC

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Elise Stefanik Suspends Campaign for Governor of New York, ‘Will Not Seek Re-Election to Congress’

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who previously served as the chair of the House Republican Conference, announced on Friday that she was suspending her campaign to be the next governor of New York, and that she would also not be seeking reelection to Congress.
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