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SAO PAULO — Hundreds of Brazilians packed into the Teatro Tuca, a theater at the center of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, on Monday night to see Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva kick off the final week of a heated and tumultuous presidential campaign. An even larger crowd…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (R) trails Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) by a score of 47 percent to 53 percent, according to the most recent Datafolha institute poll - Copyright AFP/File Olivier DOULIERY After a bitterly divisive campaign and inconclusive first-round vote, Brazil will elect its next president Sunday…

In the other corner, Bolsonaro is a uniquely Brazilian incarnation of familiar far-right populism, uniting agribusiness, evangelicals, and the armed forces with his ultra-conservative promises to defend “God, family, homeland, and liberty.” While Lula believes in the state as an engine of economic growth, Bolsonaro puts his faith in free…

President Jair Bolsonaro suprised in the first round of the election, winning a much larger share of the vote than opinion polls had predicted - Copyright AFP NELSON ALMEIDA Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he would accept possible defeat in the second round of the presidential election on…

Presidential frontrunner pledges support for religious freedom in letter to key voting bloc that mostly backs Bolsonaro. Published On 19 Oct 202219 Oct 2022 Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has published an open letter to the country’s evangelicals, as he seeks to chip away at far-right President…

Brazil’s presidential race is much closer than the polls predicted—and scientists are fretting. Many fear that another term for President Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing former army captain who frequently attacked science, would bring irreversible damage to science, education, the environment—and even to Brazilian democracy itself. Bolsonaro has cast doubts on…

Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the frontrunner ahead of a October 30 presidential runoff battle - Copyright AFP/File Miguel SCHINCARIOL Brazilian presidential candidate Lula da Silva criticised football star Neymar’s support of far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, accusing the player of being motivated by a debt “pardon”.  Last month,…

Updated 3 weeks ago · Published on 7 Oct 2022 11:10PM · Since Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took office, Amazon deforestation has increased 75%. – EPA pic, October 7, 2022. DEFORESTATION in the Brazilian Amazon broke the monthly record for September, according to official figures released today, triggering calls from…

SAO PAULO – Despite a stronger-than-expected showing in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election Sunday, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro will enter the race’s runoff stage as an underdog against leftist candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Da Silva, a former president who led Brazil from 2003 to 2010, won…

Please try another search Economy Oct 03, 2022 07:06PM ET © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President and presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro reacts after the results of the first round of Brazil's presidential election, at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia , Brazil October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino By Tatiana Bautzer, Camila…