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Cops on Brazil's campaign trail call for backup as violence spikes

By Gabriel Stargardter
Federal policemen patrol as Former Brazil's President and candidate for presidential election Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a campaign rally in Portela Samba School in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil (Reuters) - The day after a Workers Party (PT) official was shot dead by a supporter of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in July, the Federal Police guarding his leftist campaign rival sent a classified memo to senior colleagues across Brazil.

They were calling for backup.

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