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Bolsonaro supporters pray for Trump rescue as coup plot trial verdict nears

Far-right ex-president’s devotees pin hopes on pressure campaign but tariffs and sanctions appear likely to fail

The Guardian - UK

‘Time for patriots’: global far-right figures celebrate Trump’s win

Jair Bolsonaro, Javier Milei and Giorgia Meloni among those in Europe and the Americas paying tribute

The Guardian - UK

Brazil's Lula to talk climate at U.N., but Amazon fires back home undermine his message

When Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opens the United Nations’ General Assembly on Tuesday, he is expected to call on the world to do more to combat climate change

The Independent UK

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Brazil is taking a new direction after Bolsonaro – but will Britain take note?

Much has changed already under Lula da Silva’s presidency, but this vast country does not receive the attention it deserves

The Guardian - UK

Biden and Brazil's Lula meeting in New York to discuss labor, climate

President Joe Biden will meet his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday in New York

The Independent UK

Judges ban Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years

Former president will only be able to seek elected office again in 2030 – when he is 75

The Independent UK

Brazil court votes to bar Bolsonaro from elections until 2030

A panel of judges has voted to render far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ineligible to run for office again after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system

The Independent UK

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‘The signs aren’t good’: Bolsonaro may face ban on running for office in 2026

Judges to decide whether to impose eight-year ban on Brazil’s former president, after attack on electoral system

The Guardian - UK

Brazil's 4Q22 GDP contraction signals challenge for Lula

Brazil’s economy contracted in the fourth quarter for the first time in over a year, according to data released Thursday by the country’s statistics institute

The Independent UK

Days before new president, old divisions tearing at Brazil

Trumpets and snares will play Brazil’s national anthem at Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s swearing-in on Jan. 1

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro supporters try to storm police HQ in ‘January 6-style’ rampage

Cars and buses torched after violence erupts following ratification of Lula’s election victory

The Guardian - UK

Lula taps close ally as Brazil's next finance minister

When Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was barred from running for office four years ago, he turned to one of his most trusted allies to take up the banner of his Workers Party (PT) in the 2018 presidential race.

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro tells Supreme Court election 'is over'

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reportedly told members of the country’s Supreme Court Tuesday night that his election battle against leftist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has come to an end -- marking one step closer toward a concession after his defeat on Oct. 30

The Independent UK

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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David Pratt: Future on the line as as Brazil heads to the polls

IT’S hard to over-emphasise just how much is at stake in Brazil’s presidential election runoff today. Not only will it determine the future of…

The Guardian - 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 - US

Fears Bolsonaro may not accept defeat as son cries fraud before Brazil election

Claim of ‘greatest electoral fraud ever seen’ raises concern that far-right president is echoing Donald Trump’s playbook

The Independent UK

On Sunday, Brazil's bitter presidential race comes to an end

On Sunday, Brazilians are choosing between two futures

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The Independent UK

Bolsonaro, Lula fight for endorsements before Brazil runoff

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are starting to bring centrist allies to their camps as they campaign for their runoff election

The Independent UK

Women take the spotlight at first Brazil presidential debate

Brazilian presidential candidates have squared off in their first debate — with the jousting overshadowed by questions about President Jair Bolsonaro’s treatment of women

The Independent UK

Brazil manifestos seek to rein in Bolsonaro before election

Brazilians poured into the University of Sao Paulo’s law school to hear a manifesto denouncing the brutal military dictatorship and calling for a prompt return of the rule of law

Financial Times

Brazil’s Lula on the prospects of an extraordinary comeback

The former president, who spent more than a year in jail on corruption charges, is now favourite to win the October election.

The Independent UK

Biden, Bolsonaro to hold first meeting amid election worries

U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lead the two largest democracies in the Western Hemisphere, but they haven't met since Biden took office last year

The Guardian - UK

Is Brazil ready for the next incarnation of President Lula?

The 76-year-old former leader, jailed on corruption charges, is ready to run again, and is ahead of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the polls

The Guardian - UK

‘Brazil needs fixing’: Lula confirms comeback run against Bolsonaro

Veteran leftwinger and former president likens coming battle with Jair Bolsonaro to Liverpool v Man City FA Cup match

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