😪 World Cup hangover

Millions of Brazilians settled into a familiar ritual on Sunday. Norway's 2-1 win handed Brazil its worst World Cup performance since 1990, and within hours the country was back to the question it dusts off every four years: what will this do to October's election? The honest answer, drawn from seven decades of evidence, is: …

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