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Lula advantage over Bolsonaro slightly up ahead of Brazil's election -poll

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over far-right President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of the October election has widened slightly, a CNT/MDA poll said on Friday.

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Lula's lead over Bolsonaro edges higher ahead of Brazil election - Datafolha poll

Brazil's presidential hopeful Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by 12 points, a Thursday poll showed, while the far-right leader seeking reelection has lost the pace against his leftist rival's edge ahead of the Oct. 2 vote.

Reuters

Analysis-Lula unlikely to repeat Brazil state bank lending binges

Over more than a decade in power, Brazilian leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his handpicked successor used state banks to bolster corporate "national champions" and major sectors their Workers Party saw as essential to the economy.

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‘Bolsonaro promotes hatred’: violence stalks run-up to crucial Brazil election

The brutal killing of a Lula supporter and other violent incidents are the product of a toxic climate whipped up by the far-right president, critics say

The Guardian - US

Queen's funeral guest list: Who is and isn't attending from Donald Trump to Prince Louis

More than 100 heads of state will reportedly attend the Queen's funeral in Westminster Abbey on Monday, including US President Joe Biden and Brazil's right-wing leader Jair Bolsonaro

Daily Mirror

Lula's lead over Bolsonaro slips 2 points for Brazil election -poll

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro has narrowed to 8 percentage points from 10 ahead of the October election, a Genial/Quaest poll released on Wednesday showed.

Reuters

The Guardian view on Brazil’s election: never mind the voters – Bolsonaro plans to win

Editorial: The stakes could hardly be higher as election day approaches. Lula’s defeat would be disastrous for democracy and the planet

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Democracy, are you OK? What recent history tells us about the state of politics

The U.K. has had four prime ministers in six years. Israel is about to have its fifth election in four years. Many in the U.S. still deny the 2020 election result. What is going on?

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Election-time Brazil gasoline tax cut to lead mills to shun ethanol

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's move to sharply cut taxes on fuels, particularly gasoline, to boost his reelection chances has squeezed ethanol's profit margins and is expected to lead mills to shun the biofuel and focus strongly on sugar.

Reuters

Lula continues lead over Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election -IPEC poll

Brazil presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva continues to poll ahead of President Jair Bolsonaro, extending his lead to 15 percentage points, according to an IPEC poll published on Monday.

Reuters

Brazil's election court denies deal with military for parallel vote count

Brazil's electoral authority on Monday said there was no deal for the military to conduct a parallel count during October's election, while a military source also said there was no plan for the vote count that President Jair Bolsonaro has pushed for.

Reuters

‘Biden would never ride a bus’: UK and US play down strict rules for Queen’s funeral

Liz Truss’s spokesperson says ‘arrangements will vary’ as more foreign dignitaries confirm attendance

The Guardian - UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro hopes land titles will lure rural votes

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is backing a program that aims to give ownership rights to some 340,000 people who now live on lands that are either state owned or were privately held but unused

The Independent UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accepted an invitation to attend the funeral for Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the country's foreign ministry said on Sunday.

Reuters

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Tottenham star Lucas Moura airs right-wing views and compares communism to Nazism

Tottenham's Lucas Moura has come under fire after expressing right-wing political views and supporting incumbent Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro in the upcoming elections

Reuters

Bolsonaro narrows deficit to Lula ahead of Brazil election - Datafolha poll

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro's slightly narrowed his deficit to opponent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of an October election, a poll published on Friday showed.

Reuters

Brazil election front-runner Lula calls Bolsonaro 'worse than Trump'

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is "a bit worse than (Donald) Trump," leftist election front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday, describing him as "ruder, less civilized and a bad copy," of the former U.S. president.

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Brazil's Lula says he does not expect to win in first round

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the leftist former president who leads polls ahead of Brazil's Oct. 2 election, said on Friday he does not expect to win in the first round, as recent polls show far-right President Jair Bolsonaro chipping away at his lead.

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Bolsonaro backer kills Lula fan as Brazil election tensions mount

A supporter of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stabbed to death a backer of leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, authorities said on Friday, in the latest example of rising political tensions ahead of the upcoming election.

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Lula may tap running mate to head Brazil economic policy, aides say

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could tap his centrist running mate and former rival, Geraldo Alckmin, to run economic policy if he wins a third term in October, four of his senior advisors told Reuters.

Los Angeles Times

Echoing Trump, Brazil's president prepares for election loss by declaring vote rigged

RIO DE JANEIRO — Standing atop a trailer with the Atlantic Ocean behind him, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro complained to a crowd of roaring supporters about a vast conspiracy against him.

Tribune News Service

Bolsonaro softens rhetoric in key Independence Day rallies

President Jair Bolsonaro toned down his rhetoric during Brazil’s Independence Day celebrations, seeking to woo undecided voters and reinvigorate his campaign less than a month before general elections.

The Guardian - US

Bolsonaro supporters fill Copacabana beach in yellow-shirted show of force

Tens of thousands of the Brazilian president’s backers gathered for an independence day rally ahead of October elections

France 24

Brazil's democracy under pressure: Bitter presidential race upstages bicentennial rallies

Brazil is celebrating its bicentennial. Four weeks before he stands for re-election, President Jair Bolsonaro is opting for a decidedly martial tone to celebrate the 200th anniversary of a South American giant that has experienced plenty of ups and downs in the 36 years since the generals made way for…

Reuters

Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro gather for military parades, political rallies

Thousands of supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gathered early on Wednesday to join the far-right leader at rallies mixing Independence Day military displays with political demonstrations less than a month before a heated election.

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