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/ Americas ON THE GROUND Issued on: 17/09/2022 - 15:50 02:34 Evangelical Christians make up an estimated 30% of Brazil's 213 million people and are considered a key  demographic as the country heads to the polls in the October 2 presidential elections. © Screengrab FRANCE 24 Evangelical Christians make up an estimated 30…

Sept. 14, 2022 10:35 am ET PIRAPITINGA, Brazil—Elections are typically a bad time for Brazil’s trees. Hungry for votes, politicians are often loath to crack down on locals razing the Amazon rainforest just before the ballot, according to researchers on deforestation. But this year it’s even worse. With polls pointing…

Protester holds sign saying ‘no to communism’ during celebrations in Sao Paulo of 200 years of Brazilian independence on 7 September Miguel Schincariol / AFP via Getty Images To continue reading for free, please register your details below Already registered? Click here to log in We will use the details you…

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...Read More

BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a congratulatory message to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Brazil's 200th anniversary of independence. In his message, Xi pointed out that as the largest developing country in the Western Hemisphere, Brazil is committed to an independent path of…

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By Ricardo Brito, Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Andre Romani BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian police on Tuesday conducted raids targeting several businessmen who have backed President Jair Bolsonaro's re-election, two sources said, after a media report accused them of discussing the virtues of a coup d'etat if the far-right leader lost…

/ Live news Issued on: 18/08/2022 - 21:48 Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, seen here in May 2022, was caught on video grabbing a heckler by the shirt Filipe ARAUJO AFP/File Brasília (AFP) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro got into an altercation Thursday with a social media personality who questioned and…

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro briefly grappled with a heckler and tried to snatch his phone on Thursday, underscoring possible challenges for the sometimes quick-tempered leader to stay disciplined on the campaign trail. As Bolsonaro spoke to supporters outside his residence in the capital city of Brasilia, social…

Brazil's former President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures at Alexandre de Moraes' Inauguration ceremony as the new president of the Superior Electoral Court in Brasilia, Brazil August 16, 2022.REUTERS/Adriano Machado Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSAO PAULO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Luiz Inacio Lula…