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Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro condition bank record releases on each other

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Al Jazeera, Bloomberg and Breitbart report that Brazilian President Lula and his rival Flávio Bolsonaro have each tied the release of their personal records to the other doing the same ahead of the presidential runoff. Bloomberg, citing Agência Brasil, reports that Lula’s campaign coordinator Camilo Santana said Lula agreed to all of Bolsonaro’s conditions for disclosing bank records and would file his response with the electoral court at 11 a.m. Thursday. Santana set the same deadline for Bolsonaro to authorize release of his and his family members’ records. Al Jazeera reports that Bolsonaro said he would release his personal records if Lula met his conditions.

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  1. Lula said he would release his bank, tax and phone records if Flávio Bolsonaro did the same.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Far Right
    Breitbart News

  2. Flávio Bolsonaro said he would release his personal records if Lula met his conditions.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  3. Lula’s campaign said he agreed to all of Bolsonaro’s conditions for disclosing bank records.

    One outletBloomberg· Left

  4. Lula’s response is due at the electoral court at 11 a.m. Thursday, and the same deadline was set for Bolsonaro to authorize release of his records.

    One outletBloomberg· Left

  5. Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro are the two candidates in Brazil’s presidential runoff.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Far Right
    Breitbart News, Hot Air

How each side tells it

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Both sides report that Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied bank record releases to each other. Left outlets stress the mutual terms and filing deadline, while right outlets frame it as Lula retreating after a debate.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines from Al Jazeera and Bloomberg name both candidates and present the records exchange as a mutual challenge or agreement, with no judgement of either.

    Lula challenges Bolsonaro to release personal records before election
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet · 1 opinion

    Breitbart frames Lula as seeking a way out after a debate disaster and calls Flavio Bolsonaro a thief, while Hot Air, a commentary piece, calls the runoff nasty.

    Brazil's Lula Loaded verb“Seeks Way Out”The phrase presents Lula as evading a commitment, a motive the excerpt does not establish.More neutral: Says He Will Not Debate Again Without RecordsDisagree with this highlight? After Sensational language“Debate Disaster”The word disaster asserts an outcome in the outlet’s own voice that the excerpt does not establish.More neutral: debateDisagree with this highlight?: Won't Face 'Dehumanizing label“Thief”The headline calls Bolsonaro a thief, a criminal label that stands in for a claim the excerpt attributes to Lula and that has not been established.More neutral: Bolsonaro, whom Lula called corruptThese are Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?' Flavio Bolsonaro Again Without Bank Records
    Breitbart NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right5

    SocialistSeeks Way OutDebate Disastervampiric

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    SocialistMore neutral: left-wing

    The label attaches a political ideology to Lula in place of the description other coverage uses.

    Socialist President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva claimed Tuesday that conservative…

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    Seeks Way OutMore neutral: Says He Will Not Debate Again Without Records

    The phrase presents Lula as evading a commitment, a motive the excerpt does not establish.

    Brazil's Lula Seeks Way Out After Debate Disaster: Won't Face 'Thief' Flavio Bolsonaro Again Without Bank…

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    Debate DisasterMore neutral: debate

    The word disaster asserts an outcome in the outlet’s own voice that the excerpt does not establish.

    Brazil's Lula Seeks Way Out After Debate Disaster: Won't Face 'Thief' Flavio Bolsonaro Again Without Bank Records

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    vampiricMore neutral: Supreme Court ally

    Likening a judge to a vampire is a contemptuous label that adds judgement rather than stating a fact about his actions.

    …he had wrapped the pesky Bolsonaro family up in a neat package, with the help of his vampiric Supreme Court ally, Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

    Used byHot Air (Far Right)

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  • Sensational language

    NastyMore neutral: Brazilian Presidential Runoff Turns Contentious

    Calling the race nasty is an evaluative word for tone rather than a description of a specific act reported in the coverage.

    Brazilian Presidential Runoff Gets Nasty

    Used byHot Air (Far Right)

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  • Dehumanizing label

    Quoted

    ThiefMore neutral: Bolsonaro, whom Lula called corrupt

    The headline calls Bolsonaro a thief, a criminal label that stands in for a claim the excerpt attributes to Lula and that has not been established.

    Brazil's Lula Seeks Way Out After Debate Disaster: Won't Face 'Thief' Flavio Bolsonaro Again Without Bank Records

    Quoted byBreitbart News (Far Right)

    These are Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Mutual demands for financial records
  • Terms and conditions of the disclosure
  • Thursday electoral court deadline

Leaves out

  • Lula’s stated condition that a second debate depend on Flávio Bolsonaro’s records

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • Lula’s debate performance
  • Flávio Bolsonaro’s financial records
  • Bolsonaro’s rise in the first round

Leaves out

  • Lula’s campaign statement accepting all of Bolsonaro’s conditions
  • The Thursday 11 a.m. electoral court filing deadline

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • Breitbart NewsFar Right

    Brazil's Lula Loaded verb“Seeks Way Out”The phrase presents Lula as evading a commitment, a motive the excerpt does not establish.More neutral: Says He Will Not Debate Again Without RecordsDisagree with this highlight? After Sensational language“Debate Disaster”The word disaster asserts an outcome in the outlet’s own voice that the excerpt does not establish.More neutral: debateDisagree with this highlight?: Won't Face 'Dehumanizing label“Thief”The headline calls Bolsonaro a thief, a criminal label that stands in for a claim the excerpt attributes to Lula and that has not been established.More neutral: Bolsonaro, whom Lula called corruptThese are Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s words. The outlet is reporting them.Disagree with this highlight?' Flavio Bolsonaro Again Without Bank Records

    President Lula of Brazil said that Flavio Bolsonaro must disclose his financial records if he wants to debate him again before the runoff.

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  • Hot AirFar RightOpinion

    Brazilian Presidential Runoff Gets Sensational language“Nasty”Calling the race nasty is an evaluative word for tone rather than a description of a specific act reported in the coverage.More neutral: Brazilian Presidential Runoff Turns ContentiousDisagree with this highlight?

    I suppose we could have easily expected it, considering Brazilian President Lula hadn't imagined he'd be defending himself against a challenger at all, less mind one named 'Bolsonaro.'

    Read at Hot Air (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Oct 20, 2:43 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    23 hr 39 min later

    Its first report, Oct 21, 2:22 PM EDT

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 20, 2:43 PM EDT
  2. Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 21, 2:22 PM EDT
  3. BloombergLeftOct 22, 10:46 AM EDT

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