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Brazil's Bolsonaro tells Supreme Court election 'is over'

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reportedly told members of the country’s Supreme Court Tuesday night that his election battle against leftist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has come to an end -- marking one step closer toward a concession after his defeat on Oct. 30

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Lula's victory in Brazil comes just in time to save the Amazon – can he do it?

Brazil’s presidential election result is crucial for the future of the world’s forests. On Sunday, former president and Workers Party candidate Lula da Silva narrowly beat the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro. Deforestation rates had surged under Bolsonaro.

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Elderly man dies after hand is trapped in train door dragging him along platform

Jose Alves Simao, 82, was tragically killed when his hand became trapped in a train door at a metro station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and he was dragged along the platform

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Merewether's Morgan Cibilic keeps CT hopes alive with first-up win in Brazil

He was ranked 10th on the Challenger Series going into the event.

Newcastle Herald

UFC parts ways with 12 fighters including Krzysztof Jotko, Misha Cirkunov, more

A dozen fighters are no longer on the UFC roster after a series of releases, retirements, and contract completions.

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Brazil's Lula may seek more than $39 billion in extra 2023 spending, says aide

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will negotiate in the coming weeks an increase in 2023 government spending that could exceed 200 billion reais ($39 billion), said his former Finance Minister and close aide Guido Mantega.

Reuters

The Tsai Administration Is Silent on Lula’s Victory. What Would It Take for That To Change?

The Tsai administration’s passing on an opportunity to demonstrate support for democracy in Brazil is disappointing. All the more so because in 2018, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued immediate congratulations to Bolsonaro on the day of his presidential election.

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Bolsonaro ‘recognising’ Brazil election defeat, supreme court says

Both candidates are said to now be engaged in a transition process

Evening Standard

Jair Bolsonaro breaks silence on Brazil election two days after loss but fails to concede defeat

Bolsonaro took two days to respond to his narrow loss in the polls amid concerns the transition of power would not be peaceful

The Independent UK

Brazil's top court says Bolsonaro recognized election loss by allowing transition

Brazil's Supreme Court said in a statement on Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro recognized the result of the election he lost by authorizing the start of a transition to a government by President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Reuters

Alleged Pelosi attacker pleads not guilty, vigils for Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey, and Elon Musk's plan for paid Twitter verification — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up on this morning's stories as they happened.

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With Lula's Win in Brazil, the Left Dominates Latin America

The question now is whether Bolsonaro’s coalition can remain in place once the man himself is out of power.

Reason

Brazil's Bolsonaro avoids concession to Lula, but transition to begin

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday avoided conceding defeat to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in his first public remarks since Sunday's election, saying protests since then were the fruit of "indignation and a sense of injustice" over the vote.

Reuters

Brazil road blockades disrupting fuel distribution nationwide -energy lobby

Protests blocking Brazilian roads in several states are disrupting fuel distribution nationwide, the Brazilian Institute of Oil and Gas (IBP) told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday.

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Brazil's Lula to attend COP27 climate change summit

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will participate in this month's COP27 United Nations climate summit in Egypt, the head of his political party said on Tuesday.

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England’s Amy Hardcastle helps thrash Brazil in Women’s Rugby League World Cup opener

England got their Women’s Rugby League World Cup campaign off to a fine start with a 72-4 win against Brazil, with Amy Hardcastle and Courtney Winfield-Hill getting hat-tricks

The Independent UK

Amy Hardcastle hails Headingley crowd after England’s dominant win over Brazil

Hundreds of schoolchildren swelled an impressive Tuesday afternoon crowd of 8,621

Daily Mirror

England women kick-off Rugby League World Cup in style with rampant win over Brazil

ENGLAND 72-4 BRAZIL: Amy Hardcastle and Courtney Winfield-Hill both score hat-tricks as hosts thrash newcomers Brazil 72-4 to the beat of steel drums and samba at Headingley ahead of a date with the Princess of Wales

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The Independent UK

Day of violence feared in Brazil as Bolsonaro supporters block roads over Lula victory

Huge protests will coincide with Dia de Finados as Kim Sengupta reports from Sao Paulo

The Guardian - UK

The serious challenges facing Lula in Brazil

Letter: Richard Bourne celebrates the return of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as president, but warns of the difficulties he now faces

Reuters

Lula's running mate Alckmin to manage Brazil's government transition

Brazil's Vice President-elect Geraldo Alckmin will coordinate the transition to the future government led by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and is aiming to start it on Thursday, the head of Lula's Workers Party, Gleisi Hoffmann, said on Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hope wafting in from Brazil

Defeat of election denying Jair Bolsonaro reminds us that madness comes ... and goes.

The Independent UK

England open World Cup campaign with emphatic victory over Brazil

Amy Hardcastle and Courtney Winfield-Hill both scored hat-tricks at Headingley

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England launch Women's RLWC with 72-4 rout

England have kicked off the Women's Rugby League World Cup with a 72-4 drubbing of debutants Brazil with Australian Courtney Winfield-Hill scoring three tries.

Reuters

Main road to Brazil's Paranagua port, major grain export hub, still blocked

The main access road to Brazil's Paranagua port, the country's second busiest for grain exports, remained blocked by political protesters on Tuesday, according to a statement from the port authority, hobbling shipping from one of the world's top food producers.

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