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Suspected Trump election interference sparks police raids in Brazil: report
What happened
RawStory reports that Brazil’s Federal Police opened an investigation into possible U.S. interference in Brazil’s presidential election and executed two search-and-seizure warrants in São Paulo on the Friday before the first-round vote. Authorities seized computer equipment and communications while examining a reported Trump administration plan to direct U.S. taxpayer money toward groups opposing alleged “judicial overreach and censorship” in Brazil.
The investigation followed a first round in which Trump-backed far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro received 47% of the vote…
The skinny
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