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Is Brazil ready for the next incarnation of President Lula?

The 76-year-old former leader, jailed on corruption charges, is ready to run again, and is ahead of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the polls

The Guardian - UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro vows to change spending cap rule after election

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday he intends to open room for higher infrastructure spending by changing the country's spending cap rule after the presidential election in October.

Reuters

Brazil front-runner Lula shores up party alliances for October election

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told allies on Thursday he aims to represent a seven-party center-left coalition in his challenge to incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in this October's election.

Reuters

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UN: Brazil's Lula was illegally barred from 2018 race

A U.N. human rights panel of experts has given a moral victory to former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The Independent UK

U.N. committee finds Brazil graft probe violated Lula's rights

The U.N. human rights committee said on Thursday that Brazil graft investigators violated due process in bringing a case against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that led to his imprisonment and barred him from running for office in 2018.

Reuters

Why public trust in elections is being undermined by global disinformation campaigns

Public trust in elections is being targeted around the world by a series of disinformation campaigns from a range of international players. This is giving rise to an increasing lack of trust in how votes are counted.

The Conversation

Brazil's lower house approves measure to make welfare program permanent

Brazil's lower house approved on Wednesday a measure that makes permanent the 400 reais ($80.58) Auxilio Brasil monthly welfare program for families in poverty situations, months ahead of the country's October presidential election.

Reuters

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EXPLAINER: Brazil's Bolsonaro, top court on collision course

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is once again at odds with the country’s Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s Twitter coup has been a boon for conservative extremists

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jair Bolsonaro, and Ron DeSantis have seen sizable bumps this week.

Input

Rising authoritarianism and worsening climate change share a fossil-fueled secret

Around the world, many countries are becoming less democratic. This backsliding on democracy and “creeping authoritarianism,” as the U.S. State Department puts it, is often supported by the same industries that are escalating climate change.

The Conversation

Analysis-Bolsonaro energizes base with latest Supreme Court clash

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his base are energized and spoiling for a new fight, political analysts say, after he defied the Supreme Court by pardoning an ally who was sentenced to jail for threatening its judges.

Reuters

U.S. looks for closer ties to Brazil at a time of turmoil and war

U.S. State Department officials held their first high-level talks with the Brazilian government since 2019 on Monday, reinforcing ties between the Western Hemisphere's two largest democracies despite their differences over the Ukraine war.

Reuters

Brazil Defense Ministry rejects judge's comments on anti-democratic guidance

Brazil's Defense Minister joined a feud between the country's Supreme Court and his boss, right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, disputing statements by a Supreme Court judge who said the Armed Forces were being encouraged to discredit the country's voting system.

Reuters

Lula lead narrows, Bolsonaro rejection steady in new Brazil poll

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead in the Brazilian presidential race continued to narrow, a new poll showed on Monday, although voters still overwhelmingly disapproved of how President Jair Bolsonaro has governed.

Reuters

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The Guardian - UK

‘Like a football idol’: Bolsonaro claws back support after poor Covid response

President is touring Brazil in bid to win back voters before October election – and appears to be making headway

The Guardian - UK

‘Carnival is politics’: revellers bring anti-Bolsonaro sentiment to Rio’s streets

With elections less than six months away, many see festival as a chance to vent their anger at far-right president

Reuters

Brazil opposition party files complaint against Bolsonaro's pardon for ally

An opposition party on Friday filed a constitutional complaint at Brazil's Supreme Court against a pardon granted by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to an ally who the court sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for anti-democratic threats.

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro pardons political ally, snubbing Supreme Court

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he would pardon an allied federal congressman who was sentenced to nearly nine years in prison by the Supreme Court, a move likely to heighten tensions between the nation's executive and judiciary during an election year.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Brazil needs fixing’: Lula confirms comeback run against Bolsonaro

Veteran leftwinger and former president likens coming battle with Jair Bolsonaro to Liverpool v Man City FA Cup match

Zenger

Cases And Deaths Higher In Areas That Supported Brazil’s COVID-19 Denying President Bolsonaro

The Brazilian President is considered by many to be one of the world’s most vocal COVID-19 deniers.

Tribune News Service

Entregas de efectivo salvan a los más pobres de Brasil, y la campaña de Bolsonaro

El vendedor ambulante Matheus Silva, quien vende sus productos al borde de la carretera de la localidad noroccidental de Salgueiro, tiene una nueva línea de productos en este año electoral.

Tribune News Service

Cash handouts are saving Brazil’s poorest — and Bolsonaro’s campaign

Hawking his goods by the roadside in the northeast town of Salgueiro, traveling salesman Matheus Silva has a new line in this election year in Brazil.

Daily Mirror

Huge 'blood mines' discovered in Amazon - with one so big it has its own church

Activists say it is impossible the Amazon’s 'blood gold' is not in Britain. It is likely sold in the bullion to the UK before finding its way around the necks and on the fingers of jewellery buyers

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro seeks to rev up his support with motorcycle rally

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has led thousands of motorcyclists on a campaign ride through the country's most populous state

Reuters

Bolsonaro irked by WhatsApp not launching new tool in Brazil until after election

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday criticized messaging platform WhatsApp for not launching in Brazil its new feature called Communities until this year's presidential election is over.

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