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SAO PAULO: Leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will launch his campaign for Brazil’s October presidential election Saturday, seeking to unseat far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and stage a remarkable comeback four years after being jailed for corruption. More than a decade after leaving office as the most popular president…

In a Donald Trump–esque disinformation campaign, far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is gearing up for Brazil’s 2022 general election by preemptively pushing conspiracy theories about electronic ballot counting, attacking the country’s top electoral court, and insisting that he will only lose reelection if mass voter fraud or God are involved.…

The head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in July urged top Brazilian government officials to put a stop to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s efforts to undermine the integrity of the country’s electoral system ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, Reuters reported Thursday, citing anonymous sources within the U.S. government. CIA…

Author of the article: SAO PAULO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday urged state-run oil company Petrobras not to raise fuel prices again, and compared the company’s profits to a “rape” of the country. The far-right leader said a new fuel price hike by Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the…

Author of the article: SAO PAULO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday urged state-run oil company Petrobras not to raise local fuel prices again, and compared the company’s profit margins to a “rape” of the country. The far-right leader said during a weekly livestream on social media that a…

Published by Reuters By Eduardo Simões and Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his main rival, former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, staged competing rallies on Sunday that were expected to…Read More

Leonardo DiCaprio and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have engaged in a war of words on social media, after the Oscar winner used the platform to urge the South American country’s young people to vote in the forthcoming elections. The Oscar-winning eco-champion wrote on Twitter on Thursday: “Brazil is home to…

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro reacts during a ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Andressa Anholete Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRIO DE JANEIRO, April 30 (Reuters) - Washington should make it clear to the "messianic" Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that any effort to undermine his country's elections…

The Brazilian Senate has approved a recently presented cryptocurrency policy, advancing the project to discussions in the deputy chamber. The proposal will have to be greenlighted by the deputies of Congress and signed by President Jair Bolsonaro to be approved as law. The project presented is the result of the…

NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum, right, presents the rights to the draft to Orlando Magic Coach Jamahl Mosley. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP) The team will pick first for the first time since taking Dwight Howard in 2004, as NCAA stars Jabari Smith, Chet Holmgren and Paolo Banchero vie to be the…