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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of the Brazilian presidential election was largely uniform across outlets, with a bias spread of just 0.5 points indicating minimal framing divergence. Most headlines adopted straightforward, factual language: Reuters described "Brazilians head to polls in high-stakes, polarized election," Politico reported neutral campaign activity, and CNBC framed the story through a financial lens with "Wall Street braces for two wildly different results." The only modest departure came from CNN, which sat at the left edge of the range with the phrase "crime and corruption loom over presidential vote" — language that introduces a more negative atmospheric tone compared to the other outlets — alongside a reference to Trump that provided ideological context absent elsewhere. Even so, this difference is minor rather than indicative of a meaningful editorial divide, and the dominant shared framing presented the election as a consequential, polarized contest without strong partisan coloring.