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How elderly ‘unsung heroes’ powered Lula’s historic fightback in Brazil
Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 11:00 AM
Older voters praised for helping tip balance in leftwing president’s favour against far-right Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff It had been nearly a decade since Celia de Oliveira Soares last voted, and months since the 101-year-old great-grandmother last left her home. But on 25 October, when Brazil held what many considered its most important presidential election in decades, relatives helped Soares into a wheelchair and
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