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Inconclusive vote: Brazil wakes up to four more weeks of uncertainty

03-10-2022 10:15 After an inconclusive first round of presidential elections, Brazilians woke up Monday to another month of uncertainty.

Analysts react: Bolsonaro has momentum ahead of Brazil run-off

03-10-2022 10:00 Brazil is heading to a run-off election between President Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on October 30 – political experts and economists react to the results of Sunday's first-round vote.

As eleições mais grandes do mundo

30-09-2022 14:30 Brazil’s presidential election is already being widely billed in advance as a paradigm shift for the region but although it is hard to imagine a change of government not happening and not being for the better, a few caveats would be in order.

Henrique Meirelles: ‘Whether the president-elect is Lula or Bolsonaro, they face a difficult situation’

30-09-2022 09:32 Brazil's former economy minister and Central Bank governor Henrique Meirelles on the challenges facing his country, Lula’s run for office and whether Jair Bolsonaro is a threat to democracy.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

High stakes for climate-change race in Brazil vote

29-09-2022 01:27 Under Bolsonaro, average annual deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has risen by 75% compared to the previous decade, with environmental funding slashed.

All eyes on Army as Brazil heads for elections

29-09-2022 01:00 Experts say that while Jair Bolsonaro has the backing of some in the military, it is highly unlikely the institution would get involved in anything resembling a coup.

Brazil's business sector still supports Bolsonaro, but with reservations

27-09-2022 15:12 Elected in 2018 on a promise to reduce state intervention, far-right stayed true to his word with a series of policies favouring business – but support is not unanimous.

Lula has big Petrobras plans that would undo privatisation push

26-09-2022 14:39 Next week’s elections in Brazil pose a challenge to Petrobras investors: Lula has vowed to use the company as a vehicle for national development, but Jair Bolsonaro is proposing the complete opposite.

Booming gun ownership triggers fears for Brazil vote

12-09-2022 16:56 An explosion in the number of guns in circulation in Brazil is causing concern ahead of the October 2 presidential election.

Brazil’s football clubs dominate the continent – and the gap is getting bigger

12-09-2022 14:59 A look at the prizes up for grabs and the budgets dedicated to playing staff expose huge asymmetries between football in neighbouring Brazil and here at home. With Argentina’s economy in crisis, it’s no wonder that Brazilian sides have picked up four of the last five Libertadores titles.

by Agustín Colombo

China steps up soybean buying from US, Brazil, Argentina

01-09-2022 01:49 China is stepping up soybean imports to meet rising demand ahead of a seasonally strong period for consumption.

Lies, damn lies and social media: fake news stalks Brazil vote

01-09-2022 01:38 The sheer volume of fake news, creation of new social media platforms and ever more complex content has made it even more difficult to verify information ahead of Brazil's October 2 presidential elections.

Brazil's Bolsonaro a 'cheap copy of Trump': Lula

23-08-2022 12:12 President Jair Bolsonaro’s rival for Brazil’s 2022 election, Lula, has dubbed him a “cheap copy” of Donald Trump, due to Bolsonaro’s repeated allegations that the Brazilian election system is liable for fraud.

Emperor Pedro I's heart returns to Brazil for 'state visit'

23-08-2022 11:46 Brazil celebrates 200th birthday with preserved heart parade. Emperor Pedro I, declared Brazil independent from Portugal in 1822, and was buried in Brazil. His heart, however, was kept in Portugal. It will make a ‘state visit’ in September.

Bolsonaro steps up radical rhetoric in Brazil election run-up

10-08-2022 22:10 Trailing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in major opinion polls, Jair Bolsonaro ramps up rhetoric, describing Argentina and Venezuela as examples of what’s going wrong in the region.

Jair Bolsonaro mocks Argentina using inclusive language

05-08-2022 22:12 The Brazilian president referred to Argentina’s economic situation in an ironic use of inclusive language, after condemning its use in Argentina. He also criticised his opponent Lula Da Silva.

Brazilian Amazon lost 18 trees per second in 2021

18-07-2022 13:18 18 trees lost per second from Brazilian Amazon in 2021, according to new report. Deforestation is up 20 percent.

Race to find Brazil Amazon species before they disappear

14-07-2022 00:32 In a remote part of the Brazilian Amazon, a scientific expedition is cataloguing species. Time is of the essence.

Disinformation a major factor in Brazil election debate

04-07-2022 12:44 Three months out from the Brazilian presidential election, disinformation is having a major impact.

Three Boca supporters arrested for racism, Nazi salute in Brazil

29-06-2022 22:34 Three Boca supporters arrested in Brazil, accused of racism and making a Nazi salute during their team's match away to Corinthians.