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The PSDB's Geraldo Alckmin, who lost the previous presidential election to Lula, should romp home as its governor.
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Geraldo Alckmin, Lula's main rival, says the bungled attempt to smear him with the affair makes the presidential race more competitive.
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Earlier this week, the governor of Sao Paulo state, Geraldo Alckmin, ordered tighter inspections of all venues, including nightclubs, cinemas and theatres.
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In 2006 he beat the PSDB's Geraldo Alckmin, in part by portraying him as pro-privatisation (which is almost as unpopular in Brazil as being pro-choice).
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His closest competitor, Geraldo Alckmin, barely tops 20 percent.
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Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin said inmates suspected of ordering attacks on police officers would be moved to maximum security prisons under federal control, from where they would be unable to communicate with their hit men.
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Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin said inmates who were suspected of ordering attacks on police officers would be moved to maximum security prisons under federal control, from where they would be unable to communicate with their hit men.
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