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Brazilian President Lula faces a security setback and campaign tension as he pushes Márcio França as his running mate in São Paulo. Lawyers have asked Brazil's top prosecutor to investigate Flávio Bolsonaro, while police seized a hard drive containing city contracts and the phone of a Bolsonaro film producer. A new poll shows Lula leading Jair Bolsonaro by five points.
Chinese and Brazilian top diplomats held a strategic dialogue in Beijing, with Wang Yi stating China will work with Brazil to expand China-Latin America cooperation.
Brazil plans to target betting and tobacco sectors in new anti-organized crime operations, a source said.
São Paulo city funds were allegedly used for the production of the film 'Dark Horse', and Mario Frias reacted to the operation against the Bolsonaro film producer (ongoing coverage).
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary