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Behind in polls, Brazil's Bolsonaro hopes evangelicals will carry him to reelection

Jair Bolsonaro is relying on support from the country's quickly growing evangelical community to pull off an upset against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October.

WEKU

First Thing: Trump sues US government over FBI search of Mar-a-Lago

Ex-president seeks to prevent bureau from reading seized documents until court official weighs in. Plus, Fauci to step down

The Guardian - UK

Lula vows to take on Amazon crime if returned to power in Brazil elections

Ex-president says he will clamp down on illegal miners and loggers after murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

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Lula says Bolsonaro ‘possessed by devil’ as he launches Brazil election campaign

Leftwing frontrunner counters far-right president’s efforts to demonize him with evangelical voters in bitterly divided country

The Guardian - US

Campaigning begins in Brazil’s tense Bolsonaro-Lula presidential showdown

Brazil's presidential election campaign officially began Tuesday with former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leading all polls against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro amid growing concern of political violence and threats to democracy.

France 24

Brazil's presidential campaign kicks off amid violence fears

Brazil’s presidential election campaign officially began with former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leading all polls against incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro amid growing concern about political violence after several incidents in recent months

The Independent UK

Brazil’s presidential campaign launches amid fears of violence and upheaval

Far-right president Jair Bolsonaro is trailing in the polls and has hinted he will not cede power if defeated

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Brazil's firearm ownership booms, and gun laws loosen, under President Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has issued more than a dozen decrees in favor of Brazilians' right to bear arms. Sales have spiked and gun shops and shooting ranges have opened up all over Brazil.

WEKU

Citizens’ manifesto declares Brazilian democracy facing ‘immense danger’

Declaration comes amid fears Jair Bolsonaro could attempt January 6-style coup to retain power if voted out in October

The Guardian - US

Problematic or perilous: Brazil's environmental choice

Brazilians go to the polls in October, and they´ll have a choice between reelecting Jair Bolsonaro, or bringing back former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The Independent UK

Brazil’s Lula receives endorsement of moderate candidate

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, currently bidding to return to the job he held between 2003-2010, received on Thursday the endorsement of moderate candidate André Janones

The Independent UK

Brazil towel sales emerge to mock mistrust of polls

As keen supporters of Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro claim polls signaling he will lose his reelection bid can’t be trusted, an unlikely proxy has emerged: towel sales

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro kicks off presidential bid at party convention

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made official his bid to run for reelection in October, giving him three months to close a double-digit gap in the polls to secure victory

The Independent UK

Brazil’s presidential hopefuls court the evangelical vote

Four years ago, 70 percent of evangelical Protestant Brazilians voted for President Jair Bolsonaro. But according to recent polls, their support has shifted. With his electoral campaign to reconquer Brazil in full swing, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is avidly courting this voting bloc, which is one of…

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The Independent UK

Da Silva confirmed as Brazil party's presidential candidate

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been confirmed as the presidential candidate for the leftist Workers’ Party ahead of October’s election

The Guardian - UK

Bolsonaro’s attack on Brazil’s electoral system sparks outrage

Moves to question integrity of voting system come amid poor polling for far-right leader facing October election

The Guardian - UK

Brazil: killing of Lula’s party treasurer raises fears of violent run-up to election

Marcelo de Arruda was shot at his birthday party by a supporter of President Bolsonaro

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula da Silva asks for calm after ally's killing

Under tight security and wearing a bulletproof vest, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attended a political rally in the capital city of Brasilia

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Brazil’s Lula on the prospects of an extraordinary comeback

The former president, who spent more than a year in jail on corruption charges, is now favourite to win the October election.

The Guardian - US

Brazil: Boris Johnson’s fall met with hope and humour by foes of Bolsonaro

UK prime minister’s fellow populist is facing a tough re-election fight in October against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro's reelection hopes dim unless he wins over women

Jair Bolsonaro's hopes of winning a second term as Brazil's president depend on getting more female support — and fast

The Independent UK

Brazil’s da Silva hints at 1-term presidency if elected

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that he's likely to serve only one term if he wins back the presidency in October’s election

The Guardian - US

Killing, outrage … impunity: can the Amazon break its cycle of violence?

Before the deaths of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, Chico Mendes’ murder in 1988 and Dorothy Stang’s assassination in 2005 shook Brazil

The Independent UK

Lula platform has green focus, nods to middle in Brazil race

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has laid out his campaign platform, including a pledge for zero deforestation initiatives and appeals to moderates as seeks to unseat Jair Bolsonaro in the October election

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula gets married at 76 with a political touch

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been married for the third time in a ceremony that had a political touch as he heads toward Brazil's presidential election in October as the front-runner

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