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Brazil's electoral court rejects Bolsonaro election challenge

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The head of Brazil's electoral court on Wednesday rejected a complaint from President Jair Bolsonaro's allies to challenge the result presidential election, which the incumbent lost by a small margin, according to a court document. The court also fined the parties in Bolsonaro's coalition to the tune of 22.9 million reais ($4.27 million) for what it described as bad faith litigation.

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