Eduardo da Silva made a weaving run to the edge of the England box and the Arsenal player timed his pass to perfection as Olic beat the offside trap.

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But if not, and if Mr Gomes goes through to the run-offs against Mr da Silva, what then?

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The country formerly run by the charismatic Lula Da Silva generally enjoyed healthy trade surpluses in its bilateral exchange with Argentina.

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Last week, his campaign confirmed that, if necessary, Mr da Silva would be ready to tighten policy and to run a larger primary budget surplus (before interest payments are taken into account) in order to ensure that Brazil can meet its debt obligations.

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Though Mr da Silva won almost exactly twice as many votes as Mr Serra, the run-off is not quite a foregone conclusion.

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With two weeks to go, Mr da Silva's slim hopes rest on picking up enough votes to enforce a run-off.

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