Bolsonaro

Brazil's election on Sunday could spell the end of Jair Bolsonaro's presidency — or set the stage for a very tense four weeks leading up to a runoff with leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. State of play: With Lula leading by at least seven points in all…

Sept. 24, 2022 9:10 am ET RIO VERDE, Brazil—Toiling on the dusty plains of central Brazil, Edilamar Caetano and her husband had long been loyal supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the leftist front-runner in next month’s presidential elections whose own family worked the land as farmhands. In April,…

/ 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…