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Colombia's vote may reshape the Amazon's future as political winds shift across Latin America

Abelardo de la Espriella, set to be Colombia’s president, has intensified debate over the future of the Amazon

The Independent UK

Lula warns Trump against meddling in Brazil election after criticism of judiciary

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday warned President Donald Trump against interfering in Brazil's October presidential election after renewed US criticism of judicial actions against Lula's political opponents. The exchange underscores rising tensions as Washington pushes new tariffs and labels two drug-trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organisations.

France 24

Lula Brands Marco Rubio 'Mortal Enemy' of Latin America as Trump Admin Targets Brazil With New Tariff Threats

Latin Times

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Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave

Abelardo de la Espriella, promising an iron-fist approach to crime, leads polls in country’s presidential runoff election

The Guardian - US

Romário: ‘I consider myself one of the greatest players ever. An 11 out of 10’

Brazil’s 1994 World Cup winner on being good without training, his political legacy and why he loves social media

The Guardian - UK

Trump administration proposes 25% tariffs on Brazil despite extensive US trade surplus

The Trump administration proposed 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil, charging that the world's 10th-biggest economy engages in trade practices that are "unreasonable'' and that "burden or restrict U.S. commerce

AAP

Lula says Brazil will not be treated like ‘tinpot country’ after US designates gangs as terrorists

Marco Rubio made announcement after meeting president’s far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro

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Brazil's 2026 Election: Lula–Bolsonaro Dead Heat Could Reshape South America's Political Map

Brazil heads toward its October 2026 presidential election with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right‑wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro locked in an almost perfect tie, setting up a deeply polarized contest with implications far beyond Brazil's borders.

Latin Times

Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father

Revelation seen as serious blow to candidacy of Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leading rightwing presidential hopeful

The Guardian - US

Brazil’s Atlantic forest records lowest deforestation in 40 years

Environmentalists hail decline but warn weakened laws could reverse gains

The Guardian - US

‘Amazon of America’: film paints vision of a post-coup Brazil giving up rainforest

Vitória Régia imagines rightwing Bolsonaro plot succeeded with US help – and highlights threats facing Indigenous peoples

The Guardian - UK

Trump and Lula at the White House: a relationship built on pragmatism and a broader regional calculus

For about three hours of closed-door talks between Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump at the White House on May 7, 2026, many observers in the two countries held their breath. Since there was no official joint statement or press conference, they did not…

The Conversation

Brazil's Congress reduces ex-President Bolsonaro's coup prison sentence

Lawmakers defied President Lula da Silva’s veto and moved to adopt a bill that would dramatically reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup following his loss in the October 2022 presidential elections.

Euronews

Brazil’s congress approves bill reducing prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro

President Lula’s veto of the bill was overturned by Brazil’s congress and senate, meaning it now awaits confirmation by supreme court

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In Colombia and Brazil, presidential candidates offer old solutions to old problems

On May 31st, Colombian voters will go to the polls with Abelardo de la Espriella – criminal lawyer, self-styled outsider, and self-described “Tiger” – securing his place in the runoff against left-wing Iván Cepeda. In Brazil, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro – the son of incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro – is…

The Guardian - US

Brazil’s former spy chief who fled country arrested by ICE agents in US

Alexandre Ramagem fled country after he was sentenced to 16 years for his role in plotting military coup in Brazil

The Guardian - UK

Brazil’s Lula, 80, livestreams workouts before election against rival half his age

President contrasts his health with challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, who fainted during a TV debate

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not just Flávio’: is surname-dropping son downplaying Bolsonaro connection?

Many Brazilians believe there is a ploy to free the younger Bolsonaro from baggage of his father’s name to return the family to power

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How a diplomatic snub evokes the complicated US-Brazil relationship in the second Trump era

Darren Beattie, the recently appointed U.S. State Department senior adviser for Brazil policy, had planned to attend a forum on critical minerals in São Paulo in mid-March. But his visa was denied.

The Guardian - US

Jailed Bolsonaro granted ‘humanitarian house arrest’ amid failing health

Former Brazil president, serving 27 years over attempted coup, given initial 90-day period that could be extended

The Independent UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro allowed to serve 27-year sentence at home due to ill health

A top Brazilian justice has granted former President Jair Bolsonaro permission to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison because of his failing health

The Independent UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro moves out of intensive care unit after condition improves, wife says

Jair Bolsonaro moves out of intensive care after doctors see signs his health is improving, according to his wife

The Independent UK

Brazil revokes U.S. official's visa in reciprocal measure

Brazil’s President Lula says his government has revoked the visa of a U.S. State Department official in a tit-for-tat dispute

The Guardian - US

Argentina grants asylum to Brasília rioter in move that may sway Brazil vote

Decision to shield pro-Bolsonaro truck driver sentenced for 8 January 2023 attack could inflame Brazil election politics

The Independent UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital and returns to jail in capital Brasilia

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left a hospital in capital Brasilia on Thursday, a week after he underwent a double hernia surgery

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