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After election loss, silence from Brazil’s brash president

Many hours after being defeated, Jair Bolsonaro hadn’t conceded defeat or challenged the results. Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva won Sunday’s runoff with 50.9% to Bolsonaro’s 49.1% — the closest election since Brazil’s return to democracy in 1985.

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Analysis-Argentina's embattled left hopes for Lula bump. That looks a long shot

Argentina's center-left President Alberto Fernandez, struggling in opinion polls ahead of elections next year, wasted no time in rushing to Brazil to congratulate political ally Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after a dramatic win at the ballot box on Sunday.

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro avoids conceding defeat, but begins transition to winner Lula

Almost two days after Sunday's vote, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro finally made his first statement about the election but did not concede that he lost to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro to speak today, won't contest election result -minister

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to make an official statement on his election defeat later on Tuesday, a minister said, adding that the far-right leader will not contest the results.

Reuters

Brazil protesters block roads, airport as Bolsonaro stays silent

Protests by backers of Jair Bolsonaro, led by truck drivers, have spread across the country as the Brazilian president remains silent over his loss in Sunday’s election, so far refusing to concede defeat to his foe Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Tribune News Service

Brazil truckers jam traffic to protest Bolsonaro loss

Brazilian truckers supportive of President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked hundreds of roads to protest his election loss to former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The Independent UK

'My heart is bleeding' - mum and stepdad mourn Deliveroo victim killed in shooting

Guilherme's mother, nursing technician Rosângela Messias de Sousa, is mourning the death of her son in Brixton from her home in Brazil's Municipality of Petrolina de Goiás

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Brazil's Bolsonaro does not concede to Lula, but authorizes transition

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede defeat in his first public remarks since losing Sunday's election, saying protests by his supporters were the fruit of "indignation and a sense of injustice" over the vote.

Reuters

Two Instagram influencers killed in horror smash with lorry on way to friend's party

Letícia Hordones, 26, and 21-year-old Júlia Noara died after crashing head-first into a lorry carrying coal that had reportedly overturned on a highway in Brazil

Daily Mirror

Lula, Brazil now face difficult future

Leftist ex-president wins Brazil's hotly contested election — but the really hard part will be governing

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Bolsonaro says he will 'comply' with the constitution after election loss

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made an official statement after his election defeat on Tuesday evening, thanking Brazilian voters who voted for him and saying that he will continue to follow the constitution. His chief of staff says that he will begin the process of transition with President Luiz Inacio Lula…

France 24

Time for Suella Braverman to get the boot after reckless leaks

Rishi Sunak promised integrity but this already looks ropey after his reappointment of Suella Braverman, says Record View.

Daily Record

After win, Lula looks to restore Brazil's tarnished global stature

Lula’s victory means that all of Latin America’s largest countries and economies will be led by left-wing leaders.

Axios

Brazil's Lula would like to attend COP27 summit, says foreign policy adviser

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is keen on going to the COP27 United Nations climate summit in November, his senior foreign policy adviser Celso Amorim said on Monday, a day after he won the country's presidential election.

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Graeme Souness doubles down on critique of "steady" Manchester United star

Manchester United broke the bank to sign Casemiro from Real Madrid over the summer, but Graeme Souness remains not entirely convinced by the Brazilian international

The Independent UK

New president's bid to protect the Amazon will face hurdles

Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva promises to reverse the surge in deforestation in the Amazon rainforest

WEKU

How an ex-president who had been jailed rose back to power over Brazil's far right

President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made a stunning political comeback by defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. But he could face a short honeymoon — and a long four years in office.

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Brazil Elects Left-Wing Lula Da Silva As President: What Will His Marijuana And Drug Policies Look Like?

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Newcastle United headlines: Joelinton on Brazil manager appearance and Sean Longstaff silences critics

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Brazil: Climate activists cheer as 'Trump of the Tropics' Jair Bolsonaro voted out

In a razor-thin win for new leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, voters kicked out the “Trump of the Tropics” after just one term following a bitterly fought battle between the left and the right

Reuters

Brazil vote 'reinforces' trust in democratic institutions - U.S. State Dept

The election in Brazil that saw leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva elected for a third term as president reinforce trust in the country's democratic institutions, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday.

Reuters

Biden congratulates Brazil's Lula on election victory

U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his election victory during a call on Monday, the White House said in a statement.

France 24

Lula's third term: From prison to power, can he unite a divided Brazil?

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, better known as Lula, has thanked the people of Brazil for his election victory. It marks a miraculous political comeback for the man who was elected president twice before being sent to prison over a corruption scandal, then released and allowed to stand again. Lula…

The Independent UK

Lula faces a tough task in uniting a divided Brazil after his election win

The defeat of Jair Bolsonaro has been swiftly recognised by leaders around the world, but the man himself has yet to concede and his supporters say they are ready to take to the streets in protest if called upon. Kim Sengupta reports from Sao Paulo

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Lula’s comeback: good for Brazil and the world

Editorial: The once-and-future leftwing president of Brazil has a chance to redeem the promise of democracy in his divided country

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