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Brazil votes, with far-right candidate favorite

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Brazil votes, with far-right candidate favoriteBrazilians cast ballots Sunday in a divisive presidential runoff election whose frontrunner, far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, is vowing to rescue the country from crisis with a firm grip. Bolsonaro — who has tapped deep anti-establishment anger, but repulsed many with his denigrating remarks about women, gays and blacks — faces leftist Fernando Haddad, a former Sao Paulo mayor. While Haddad has made up ground — he trailed by 18 points two weeks ago — it would take a dramatic surge for him to win.