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A stunning election result in Brazil is cause for celebration among right-wing forces across Latin America, already buoyed by support from US President Donald Trump.
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In what has been termed an “orange wave” in reference to Trump’s skin tone, not a single regional US ally in the region has lost an election since he returned to the White House last year.
Washington-aligned figures have recently taken office in Colombia, Chile and Peru, all pledging to grant freedoms they say have been repressed by the political left.
Brazil appears to be moving toward a similar agenda.
Elsewhere, Mr Trump confirmed the United States had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from a British airbase because of unspecified threats that he believed were linked to Iran.
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