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Brazil president makes Argentina a campaign boogeyman

As a Brazilian living in Argentina, Luciana Taddeo says she spends ever-more effort rebutting ever-crazier rumors

The Independent UK

Brazil election goes to the wire after ill-tempered final TV debate

Veteran leftist Lula da Silva holds slender poll lead over Jair Bolsonaro as national divide grows before Sunday vote

The Guardian - UK

Bolsonaro, Lula supporters watch Brazil’s final presidential debate with football fervour

As Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro traded barbs with his leftist rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in the final debate ahead of Sunday’s presidential face-off, supporters of the two candidates gathered in their respective strongholds to watch the faceoff. The fiesty debate was as dramatic as a football match,…

France 24

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World Cup 1958: When Pele guided Brazil to its first title

It was the second time that a European country hosted consecutive world cups, upsetting the South Americans again.

Al Jazeera

Brazil's Bolsonaro and Lula spar in bruising final debate before vote

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faced off in a final debate before their runoff election Sunday, focusing mainly on economic hardships.

France 24

Brazil presidential contenders in final push before Sunday vote

With just one day before Brazilians decide their president for the next four years, the two remaining candidates are focusing last efforts in voter-packed areas in Brazil’s southeast.

Tribune News Service

Bolsonaro-Lula presidential race down to the wire in Brazil, polls show

Brazil's heated presidential race has tightened ahead of a Sunday vote, several opinion surveys showed on Saturday, with right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro eroding a slight advantage for leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in most polls.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro, Lula face off in last debate before vote

Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro faced off on Friday in the last debate before Brazil’s elections on Sunday

The Independent UK

Amazon governor revokes forest protection in re-election bid

In a last-minute effort to win reelection on Sunday, the governor of Rondonia, in the Brazilian Amazon, revoked the protected designation of a large swath of forest about twice the size of New York City

The Independent UK

Brazil boss Tite making St James' Park appearance as Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton look to impress

The Brazil boss had dinner with Bruno Guimaraes in Jesmond yesterday

Chronicle Live

This Amazon road led to vast deforestation. Brazil's Bolsonaro plans to pave it

President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for reelection Sunday, has pledged to fully pave BR-319 and turn it into a kind of jungle expressway, raising alarm from environmental groups.

WEKU

How Team Biden Tried to Coup-Proof Brazil’s Elections

Sunday’s election in Brazil will be a test for more than Jair Bolsonaro’s integrity.

Foreign Policy

Brazil election officials brace for tense Sunday vote as Bolsonaro cries foul

Brazil's electoral authorities are preparing for a competitive election on Sunday with a result that may be contested by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro if he loses to his leftist adversary, who has a narrow lead in recent opinion polls.

Reuters

Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes and Brazil manager Tite enjoy lunch on Jesmond's Osborne Road

The pair tucked into lunch at Rio Brazilian Steakhouse on Jesmond's Osbourne Road on Friday to the amazement of staff

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The Independent UK

Bolsonaro locking up farm votes, with boost from ex-minister

President Jair Bolsonaro's former agriculture minister has become the face of his campaign in Brazil's agribusiness heartland — a part of the country where the conservative incumbent appears to be leading his leftist rival, ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Bangkok Post

Spanish prosecutors drop charges against Neymar

BARCELONA: Prosecutors in Spain on Friday dropped corruption and fraud charges against football star Neymar and others accused in a trial over the Brazilian's 2013 move from Santos to Barcelona.

Reuters

Social media failing to keep up with Brazil electoral disinformation, rights groups say

Human rights groups and researchers have raised concerns in Brazil that social media platforms are failing to effectively police disinformation ahead of a highly polarized presidential vote on Sunday.

Daily Mirror

Man drowns after jumping into reservoir to escape swarm of highly-aggressive bees

The man jumped into the water after he moored his canoe to escape the swarm of very aggressive bees which are known as killer insects in Catalao, Goias state, central Brazil

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Brazil's Bolsonaro seeks to win over voters in pro-Lula northeast

In the run-up to this Sunday's presidential run-off in Brazil, both candidates are fighting for votes in the northeast of the country. The vast, poor and arid region is of strategic importance, as it has historically been a breeding ground for the left. The northeast is the only region where…

WEKU

What to know about Brazil's election as Bolsonaro faces Lula, with major world impacts

Brazilians head to the polls Sunday to vote in a presidential election that is testing the world's fourth-largest democracy and could have a critical impact on the fight against climate change.

Reuters

Brazil's rural boomtowns ensure Bolsonarismo's future

The small city of Catanduva in the rural farm belt of Sao Paulo state has been ahead of the political curve in Brazil.

Roll Call

Democrats warn of consequences if Bolsonaro denies vote results

Democrats warn of consequences if Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro refuses to recognize the outcome of a democratic election.

WEKU

False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

The idea is to show people the tactics and tropes of misleading information before they encounter it in the wild — so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it.

The Independent UK

When does the World Cup start? Qatar 2022 dates and kick-off times

Qatar World Cup start dates, times and teams

The Independent UK

Brazil’s ‘Amazonas’ beat the odds as excitement builds for World Cup opener

The team was formed in 2018 and have only trained together a handful of times, but will take on hosts England next month in front of a record crowd

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