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What you need to know about Brazil's presidential election

As one of the world's largest democracies heads to the polls on Sunday, here are the main candidates and issues in the Brazilian election.

WEKU

Who is Lula da Silva, Brazil’s ‘most popular president’ who beat Jair Bolsonaro?

Left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to be Brazil’s next leader

Evening Standard

Fate of Amazon rests on Brazil election, say experts

Further destruction under Bolsonaro could push vital rainforest past irreversible tipping point

The Guardian - UK

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The Battle for Brazil’s Evangelicals

After fueling Bolsonaro’s rise, some are flocking to Lula’s camp with earthly—and heavenly—concerns.

Foreign Policy

Why the West fears Bolsonaro could ignore Brazil election result OLD REDIRECTED

World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta on widespread concern that Brazil’s president might cling to power and trigger a violent confrontation

The Independent UK

Brazil’s decisive debate on eve of presidential election

Tens of millions of Brazilians were glued to their TVs late Thursday for the final presidential debate before Sunday's elections

The Independent UK

Lula leads Bolsonaro as Brazil’s election of "rejection" approaches

The big question is whether the former president can secure an outright majority.

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Brazil election: how the political violence of the country's history has re-emerged

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro delivered a message to his nation this year on the anniversary of its independence day, September 7. He recalled what he saw as the nation’s good times, and bad, and declared: “Now, 2022, history may repeat itself. Good has always triumphed over evil. We are here…

The Conversation

Brazil election: A clash of titans as Bolsonaro faces Lula

Nearly a dozen candidates are running in Brazil’s presidential election but only two stand a chance of reaching a runoff: former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro

The Independent UK

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – elections in Brazil and Peru could be a turning point

The Ashéninka woman with the painted face radiated a calm, patient confidence as she stood on the sandy banks of the Amonia River and faced the loggers threatening her Amazonian community.

The Conversation

‘I want Lula back’: Brazil’s leftist veteran could be poised for stunning comeback

Bolsonaro loses centrist support after mishandling of the pandemic, lack of empathy and alleged coup-mongering

The Guardian - UK

Three years ago he was in prison. Now he's poised to be Brazil's next president

NOVA IGUACU, Brazil — Three years ago, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was languishing in a prison cell.

Los Angeles Times

Brazilian election: Jair Bolsonaro set to lose but his legacy will be harder to remove

Brazilians will face one of the most important elections of their lives on October 2 2022, after four years of growing polarisation and political violence under President Jair Bolsonaro.

The Conversation

Bolsonaro weaponizes Trump playbook

Bolsonaro is already threatening to ignore the results of the upcoming election if he loses

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The Guardian - UK

If Brazilian voters do reject Jair Bolsonaro, don’t expect him to go quietly

The macho incumbent may try to attempt a US Capitol-style coup if defeated, says James N Green, professor of Brazilian history and culture at Brown University

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro campaign to evangelicals: Brazil's soul at stake

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has been waging an all-out campaign to shore up the crucial evangelical vote ahead of Oct. 2 elections

The Conversation

Brazil's election goes beyond a battle between left and right – democracy is also on the ballot

Two very different Brazils could emerge after voters go the polls to elect a president on Oct. 2, 2022.

WEKU

Brazilians are about to vote. And they're dealing with familiar viral election lies

As Brazilians head to the polls to vote for president, they're being deluged by a wave of falsehoods that echo Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election.

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The Conversation

Religion is shaping Brazil's presidential election – but its evangelicals aren't the same as America's

With one week to go before Brazil’s presidential election, the two front-runners are battling for the religious vote.

France 24

Brazil’s agribusiness sector provides fertile ground for Bolsonaro

The agricultural sector has one of the most powerful political lobbies in Brazil, and President Jair Bolsonaro enjoys strong support in the country’s main agricultural states. Many farmers have rallied behind Bolsonaro during his tenure, but will their support be enough to secure him a second term?

The Guardian - US

Bolsonaro tries red scare tactics in Brazil election by raising spectre of Nicaragua

Brazil’s far-right president claims that leftwing rival Lula will repress clergy like Ortega but so far with little apparent success

The Guardian - UK

Jair Bolsonaro uses visit to London for Queen’s funeral as ‘election soapbox’

Speaking from the balcony of his ambassador’s home, Brazilian president rounds on leftists, abortion and ‘gender ideology’

The Guardian - UK

‘Olê, olá, Lula!’ Brazil’s voters sing for a heroic comeback to banish Bolsonaro

Polls show former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is on course for a return to power

France 24

The scourge of fake news in Brazil’s presidential election

Just a few weeks ahead of the presidential elections, authorities in Brazil are trying to limit the flood of disinformation circulating online. Although the country is better prepared to deal with fake news than it was during the 2018 campaign, which saw Jair Bolsonaro win the presidency, certain types of…

The Guardian - US

‘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

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