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The climate implications of Sunday's Brazilian runoff election, which will return leftist former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to office, defeating the hard right Jair Bolsonaro, are set to reverberate worldwide. Why it matters: Bolsonaro has presided over the highest Amazon deforestation rates in 15 years, while Lula had…

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who campaigned to protect the rainforest, narrowly beat Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian presidential election Society 31 October 2022 By Luke Taylor Supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva celebrate as results are announced in Rio de Janeiro PILAR OLIVARES/Reuters Defenders of the Amazon rainforest…

In the end, former President Lula only gained a slim majority over incumbent Bolsonaro. The Brazilian real has stood up surprisingly well compared with other Emerging Market currencies this year but economists at Commerzbank believe that BRL has only limited appreciation potential for the time being. The real is likely…

Sunday, November 13, 2022 Lula Da Silva (Credit: BBC) Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil’s presidential election, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. On Sunday, Mr da Silva defeated far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the runoff election after attaining 50.9 per cent of the vote, according to the…

The top electoral authority in Brazil announced on Sunday evening that 77-year-old hardline socialist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, once convicted and sentenced to over two decades in prison for alleged corruption, had won this year’s presidential election against incumbent conservative Jair Bolsonaro. In his first words as president-elect for…

SAO PAULO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Latin America leaders on Sunday congratulated Brazil's Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva after he won a third term as president of the largest country in South America, consolidating the region's "pink tide" of elected leftist leaders. His victory over far-right president Jair Bolsonaro leaves…

Updated 4 weeks ago · Published on 31 Oct 2022 8:00AM · Supporters of Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrate the results of the second round of presidential elections, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, – EPA pic, October 31, 2022. VETERAN leftist Luiz Inacio Lula…

By BRIAN ELLSWORTH AND LISANDRA PARAGUASSU, Reuters Published October 31, 2022 7:47am Updated October 31, 2022 1:51pm SAO PAULO - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election on Sunday that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist former president and the end of…

Already have Rappler+? to listen to groundbreaking journalism. BRAZIL'S ELECTIONS. A supporter of Brazil's former president and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva displays a banner while gathering with fellow supporters on the day of the Brazilian presidential election run-off, in Brasilia, Brazil on October 30, 2022. Diego Vara/Reuters…

Leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated his bitter rival, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, to secure his return as Brazil's leader Sunday after a tightly fought race in the world’s fourth-largest democracy. The country's Superior Electoral Court verified the win. The court said da Silva secured slightly more than 50.84%…