Bolsonaro

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Top Brazilian bankers and businessmen issued a letter on Tuesday in defense of Brazil's electronic voting system that has been attacked by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, and warned that the country's democracy was in "grave danger." The manifesto, signed by some 3,000 leading Brazilian figures, did…

Last Updated: July 25, 2022, 07:09 IST Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bolsonaro said he will not allow any electoral fraud in the upcoming presidential polls in October (Image: Reuters File) There are fears that like Donald Trump, Bolsonaro who is called 'Tropical Trump' may not accept the results if defeated…

The president kicks off his candidacy in Rio de Janeiro with a speech focusing on God, guns and family. Published On 24 Jul 202224 Jul 2022 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has kicked off his candidacy for re-election at a party event in Rio de Janeiro with a speech focused on…

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…