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Brazil on edge as polarizing runoff goes down to wire

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - After a bitterly divisive campaign and inconclusive first-round vote, Brazil will elect its next president Sunday in a cliffhanger runoff between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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Brazil's Lula keeps lead in roughly stable race against Bolsonaro, two polls show

Brazil's leftist presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintains the lead over his far-right adversary President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of Sunday's runoff election, according to two polls on Thursday that showed the race is roughly stable.

Reuters

Bolsonaro shores up evangelical support in tight Brazil election

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro heads into Sunday's election with strong support among evangelical Christians, a key demographic that his rival former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had been courting in a tight presidential race.

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The Guardian view on Brazil’s election: Bolsonaro’s return would cost us all

Editorial: The planet cannot afford a second term for the far-right president who has resurged in the polls

The Guardian - UK

Fears Bolsonaro may not accept defeat as son cries fraud before Brazil election

Claim of ‘greatest electoral fraud ever seen’ raises concern that far-right president is echoing Donald Trump’s playbook

The Guardian - US

Analysis-Brazil's Green New Deal: Lula promises environmental policy overhaul

Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is vowing an environmental overhaul of government policy on a scale rivaling the proposed U.S. Green New Deal, according to his senior advisers, campaign documents and Workers Party policy papers.

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro to appeal to top court ahead of Sunday's election runoff

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro plans to appeal to the Supreme Court over a national electoral authority ruling that rejected his campaign's complaint about radio station ads, raising tensions just three days before a runoff vote that opinion polls predict he is likely to lose to his leftist adversary.

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Brazil's universities hit by massive budget cuts under Bolsonaro

There are just a few days to go until the second round of the presidential run-off in Brazil. Both incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and his left-wing rival Lula da Silva are leaving no stone unturned in trying to convince voters that they've got what it takes to lead the country going…

France 24

First Thing: Climate crisis funds ‘not delivered’ to countries in grave need

With famine in Somalia almost inevitable, $100bn a year pledge criticised. Plus, China is locking down parts of Wuhan again

The Guardian - UK

Bolsonaro’s campaign relies on ‘secret budget’ payoffs to win Brazil’s election

The government slush fund, which amounts to about one-fifth of the entire discretionary spending budget, has little or no oversight

The Guardian - US

Brazil's central bank holds 13.75% interest rate amid 'high' inflation

Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's central bank held its benchmark interest rate at 13.75% on Wednesday, remarking that inflation "remains high" despite receding for three months in a row, just four days before a presidential election.

AFP

Analysis-Donations from Brazil farm sector boost Bolsonaro's re-election bid

Agribusiness leaders contributed the lion's share of financing for President Jair Bolsonaro's re-election campaign, underscoring his close ties with farm interests, while his leftist challenger relied almost exclusively on public party funding.

Reuters

On Sunday, Brazil's bitter presidential race comes to an end

On Sunday, Brazilians are choosing between two futures

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula widens lead slightly over Bolsonaro in two polls

Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over President Jair Bolsonaro has widened slightly to six percentage points less than a week ahead of a runoff vote, two polls showed on Wednesday.

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Explainer-What Brazil's election means for the Amazon rainforest

Brazil's presidential election on Sunday may determine the fate of the Amazon jungle, the world's largest rainforest, after deforestation soared in the past four years under President Jair Bolsonaro.

The Guardian - US

‘It will be extremely close’: bellwether state holds key to Brazil election

Lula, the leftwing favourite, and Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right incumbent, are campaigning hard in Minas Gerais, which has a long record of picking the president

Financial Times

How Bolsonaro built a rightwing movement bigger than his presidency

The Brazilian leader’s coalition of supporters will continue to shape the country’s politics whether he wins or loses this weekend’s election

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro considering minimum wage increase after leaked reports

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's government is considering raising the minimum wage and civil servants' salaries above inflation, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Tuesday, but he denied intentions to end middle class tax benefits.

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Daily Mirror

Boy, 10, 'accidentally shot himself in the head while playing with his uncle's gun'

Gabriel Gustavo de Souza Mota was playing with his cousin in Brazil when he stood on a stool and took his uncle's firearm before accidentally shooting himself in the head

The Independent UK

Brazilian voters attacked by misinformation days before vote

Brazilian voters are being bombarded by online misinformation, less than a week before they pick their next leader

Reuters

Analysis-Bolsonaro's cash injection gains traction with poor Brazilians ahead of vote

A wave of new government spending by President Jair Bolsonaro may be giving him a boost in the final stretch of a close reelection campaign, opinion polling shows, in a dangerous precedent for electoral law, according to legal experts.

Reuters

Analysis-Police showdown with Bolsonaro ally amplifies Brazil election violence fears

A violent showdown between an ally of President Jair Bolsonaro and police over the weekend is stirring an already febrile election campaign in Brazil, as deep political polarization bubbles over just days before a tense runoff vote.

Salon

Indigenous groups pressure UN on climate

As the General Assembly meets, activists protest for Indigenous rights

Reuters

Brazil's Lula leading Bolsonaro by 7 points ahead of runoff -poll

Brazil's leftist presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is leading President Jair Bolsonaro by 7 percentage points with less than one week to go until a runoff vote, according to a poll published on Monday.

The Independent UK

Brazil election: What to know about the high-stakes race

Brazil is days from an historic presidential election featuring two political titans and bitter rivals that could usher in another four years of far-right politics or return a leftist to the nation’s top job

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