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Brazil’s Lula says he hopes Bolsonaro will accept election result
Far-right Bolsonaro has questioned Brazil’s digital voting system, elevating issues he plans to contest outcomes.
Brazil’s presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has stated he hopes his far-right rival, incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, will settle for an election loss, as Brazilian voters put together to move to the polls in lower than per week.
Lula stated throughout a information convention in Sao Paulo on Monday that if he had been to win the tightly fought contest, he hoped Bolsonaro “could have a second of sanity and cellphone me to just accept the election end result”.
“If Bolsonaro loses and he desires to cry … I misplaced three elections,” stated Lula, who served two phrases as president from 2003 to 2010. “Every time I misplaced, I went dwelling. I didn’t preserve cursing, being agitated.”
Brazilians will return to the polls on October 30, after a primary spherical of voting on October 2 noticed Lula beat Bolsonaro however fall wanting what he wanted to keep away from a second spherical.
For months, consultants have raised issues that Bolsonaro won’t settle for the outcomes of what has been one of the vital divisive elections in Brazil’s historical past.
The previous military captain has repeatedly stated with out proof that the nation’s digital voting system is susceptible to fraud — spurring fears that he plans to contest the end result, equally to former US President Donald Trump, whom he has emulated.
Judicial consultants have rejected Bolsonaro’s fraud claims as baseless.
Latest polls present Lula with a lead over Bolsonaro forward of Sunday’s second-round vote, however polling forward of the primary spherical underestimated assist for Bolsonaro, fuelling backlash and mistrust.
A ballot by IPEC on Monday confirmed Lula with 50 p.c assist in contrast with 43 p.c for Bolsonaro, whereas one other ballot by AtlasIntel confirmed the left-wing former chief with 52 p.c to Bolsonaro’s 46.2 p.c.
That’s up from 51.1 p.c for Lula and 46.5 p.c for Bolsonaro, in response to a earlier AtlasIntel ballot two weeks in the past.
The latest ballot was accomplished earlier than a capturing incident on Sunday involving Bolsonaro supporter and former Congressman Roberto Jefferson, which had the president’s marketing campaign fearful a few detrimental impact on opinion polls, a senior aide stated.
The adjustments for each candidates had been lower than the margin of error of 1 share level, however with the election on Sunday, even a steady race at this level favours frontrunner Lula.
“The ballot is nice information for Lula,” stated AtlasIntel Chief Govt Andrei Roman.
The botched arrest of Jefferson on order from the Supreme Courtroom for insulting one in every of its justices highlighted rising political violence within the election.
On Sunday, when federal law enforcement officials went to Jefferson’s home, he opened hearth on their automobile and threw stun grenades. Two officers had been injured.
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Christmas in Puerto Rico is a 45-day celebration with caroling, festive decorations, family feasts and more
Christmas, Navidad in Puerto Rico, extends far beyond Dec. 25.
The island proudly proclaims itself as having the “longest holiday season in the world,” according to the website Discover Puerto Rico.
On average, the holiday festivities in Puerto Rico last about 45 days, per the source, commencing right after Thanksgiving, and stretching all the way through mid-January.
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The holiday season in Puerto Rico is full of rich traditions beloved by families.
One tradition those who visit Puerto Rico will immediately notice during the holiday season is decorations.
In Puerto Rico, decorations are typically put up by Thanksgiving, and kept up until the season concludes in mid-January, with opportune picture moments at every corner.
Parrandas, Christmas caroling, is a holiday staple.
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Carolers choose houses of family and friends to visit, typically starting around 10 p.m., performing aguinaldos (traditional Christmas songs), with not only their voices, but often with instruments as well, according to Discover Puerto Rico.
The group you begin caroling with is likely not the same group you end with.
In Puerto Rico, when carolers visit a house, they’ll often stop inside for conversation, food and drink before moving to the next residence.
Usually, the residences of the house visited will join the group for the next house, according to Discover Puerto Rico.
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A night of serenading loved ones can last quite a while, often stretching into the early morning hours of the following day, according to the source.
The biggest day of the holiday season in Puerto Rico actually isn’t Christmas, but instead, the night before.
In Puerto Rico, Dec. 24 is Nochebuena. On that day, loved ones gather for the exchange of gifts, caroling and a large feast.
Many families will also attend a midnight Mass on the day, known as Misa de Gallo.
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After Christmas passes, the festivities go on in Puerto Rico.
Another big event in the holiday lineup is Three Kings Day on Jan. 6, a holiday that “commemorates the visit that the Three Wise Men paid to Jesus after his birth,” according to Discover Puerto Rico.
On the eve of the day, children fill up a shoebox with grass to be left for camels to munch on while the Three Kings leave behind gifts for them, according to PuertoRico.com.
For a particularly festive Three Kings Day, Juana Díaz is the place to go, as it hosts the largest celebration in Puerto Rico for the holiday. In Juana Díaz, there is an annual festival and parade in honor of Three Kings Day that brings together over 25,000 people every year, according to Discover Puerto Rico.
Then, eight days later is Octavitas, a post-holiday celebration where families get together and celebrate one last time for the season.
The end of the holiday season is marked with the San Sebastián Street Festival.
This festival, spanning over multiple days, takes place in Old San Juan, and is filled with live music, dancing, shopping and parades.
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Small plane crashes into Brazil town popular with tourists, killing 10
Twin-engine plane crashed in largely residential neighborhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff, authorities say.
A small plane has crashed into a tourist hotspot in southern Brazil, killing all 10 people on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, officials have said.
The twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000 hit the chimney of a home and the second floor of a different house before crashing into a shop in a largely residential neighbourhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff from Canela, Brazil’s Civil Defense agency said on Sunday.
Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite told a news conference that the aircraft’s owner and pilot, Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, was killed along with nine members of his family.
Leite said that 17 people on the ground were injured, 12 of whom were still receiving treatment in hospital.
Galeazzi’s company, Galeazzi & Associados, confirmed that its CEO and Galeazzi’s wife and three daughters had died in the crash.
“Luiz Galeazzi will be forever remembered for his dedication to his family and for his remarkable career as a leader of Galeazzi & Associados,” the company said in a post on LinkedIn.
“In this moment of immense pain, Galeazzi & Associados is deeply grateful for the expressions of solidarity and affection received from friends, colleagues and the community. We also sympathize with all those affected by the accident in the region.”
Gramado, located in the Serra Gaucha mountains, is a popular destination for vacationers, especially during the Christmas season.
The crash comes a little more than a year after Brazil suffered its worst air disaster in nearly two decades when a twin-engine plane crashed in the southeastern city of Vinhedo, killing all 62 people on board.
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