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Reuters
Reuters
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Gabriel Stargardter

Brazil youth voter drive battles apathy - and could help Lula

17-year-old Vitoria Rodrigues de Oliveira looks on her phone while waiting for the youth to register them to vote for Brazil?s upcoming elections in Sao Joao de Meriti in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil April 5, 2022. The message on her t-shirt says: 'every vote counts'. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

In the patio of an evangelical youth group in the rough suburbs of Rio de Janeiro one recent weekday afternoon, 18-year-old Vitoria Rodrigues opened up her laptop and began to register young voters for Brazil's upcoming elections.

A buzzing idealist and impressive orator, Rodrigues is part of an army of volunteers across Brazil who, in just a few short weeks, have registered hundreds of thousands of first-time voters.

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