Bolsonaro

Four years ago, 70 percent of evangelical Protestant Brazilians voted for President Jair Bolsonaro. But according to recent polls, their support has shifted. With his electoral campaign to reconquer Brazil in full swing, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is avidly courting this voting bloc, which is one of Brazilian…

Updated 2 weeks ago · Published on 21 Jul 2022 8:40AM · Ciro Gomes, a former ally of Brazil’s leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, announces his candidacy for October’s presidential elections. – EPA pic, July 21, 2022. CIRO Gomes, a former ally of Brazil’s leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio…

Author of the article: Brazil has a strong track record of free, fair and transparent elections and the United Sates trusts that its electoral system will reflect the will of the people in the October election, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday. The endorsement came one day after…

With fewer than three months to go before the next presidential elections in her country, megastar Anitta has officially declared her support for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a left-wing former Brazilian president who is leading in the polls against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Anitta stated her position on Twitter…

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have both taken to wearing bullet-proof vests to campaign rallies ahead of the October elections, with the candidates' security a major concern in an atmosphere of deep political polarization. The assassination last…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro indicated this week that he would soon name former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto, a retired general, as his running mate in October’s elections. Bolsonaro has already made it clear that he does not plan to accept defeat in the Oct. 2 contest. His choice of…

From the moment that Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira vanished, on June 5th, in the Brazilian Amazon, there were suspicions of foul play. Phillips was a British freelance journalist dedicated to environmental issues, and Pereira, his friend and guide, was a prominent Brazilian Indigenous-affairs expert. He was assisting Phillips…

Updated 1 week ago · Published on 28 Jun 2022 11:00AM · Caio Paes de Andrade is the new president of the Brazilian oil giant Petrobras. – EPA pic, June 28, 2022. THE board of directors at Brazilian oil giant Petrobras yesterday approved President Jair Bolsonaro’s pick to be the state-controlled…

Author of the article: SAO PAULO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday he expects to announce former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto as his running mate for this year’s election in the next few days. Bolsonaro will seek a second term in October, but currently trails leftist former…

Author of the article: SAO PAULO — Brazilian oil giant Petrobras’ eligibility committee on Friday gave the go-ahead for the government’s pick to be nominated as the next chief executive. The approval puts former Economy Ministry official Caio Paes de Andrade on the doorstep of the CEO position a month…