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Quels enseignements tirer de ce premier tour?
À la vague rose attendue s’est plutôt imposée une percée de la droite. À quoi tient la résilience du bolsonarisme, et sa capacité de rebond, en dépit d’un bilan catastrophique?
Comment s’annoncent l’entre-deux-tours et le deuxième tour du 30 octobre prochain?
Que retenir du premier tour de la présidentielle au Brésil ?
Laurent Delcourt (CETRI) décrypte les enjeux du scrutin brésilien sur LN24.
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