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Brazil's Lula says he will focus on new ministers after COP27 visit

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he will start to consider ministerial appointments when he returns from the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, adding that he didn't think Congress would hobble his legislative agenda.

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Andreas Kluth: Even without a red wave, this could now be Weimar America

Before we ponder the world’s biggest news this week, America’s surprisingly narrow midterm elections, let’s pay respect to Jair Bolsonaro. That’s because the Brazilian president recently did the right thing, becoming an unlikely role model for patriots in struggling democracies everywhere — even (or especially) for honest Republicans in the…

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Bolsonaro's party gears up to be Lula's opposition, will back him again in 2026

The party of Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, recently defeated by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, will be the main opposition to Lula when he takes office on Jan. 1, its leader, Valdemar Costa Neto, said on Tuesday.

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Cop27: Lula brings Brazil back into climate fold with pledge to save Amazon

Expectations are high for Brazil’s newly elected president to reverse years of climate damage

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COP27 kicks off in Egypt with a warning to rich countries: no backsliding

The United Nations climate conference, COP27, opened on Sunday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt with a stern warning by its executive secretary that he would not be a “custodian of backsliding” on the goal to slash greenhouse emissions 45 percent by 2030.

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Lula vows to halt deforestation

The president-elect faces deep political division, and Bolsonaro still has two more months in power

Salon

Analysis-Brazil's Lula hopes to unite rainforest nations, tap funding at COP27

A new alliance of rainforest nations - sought by Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - could be key to unlocking conservation funding and bolstering a flagging global forest pact at the COP27 climate summit, environmentalists say.

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How Bolsonaro took Brazil up to the brink, then stepped back

When Brazil’s electoral court announced Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s election win last Sunday, the defeated President Jair Bolsonaro stayed home and said nothing.

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Lula transition team invites experts who helped stabilize Brazil economy in 1990s - sources

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's transition team has invited two economists, Persio Arida and Andre Lara Resende, who helped design the Real Plan that stabilized the economy in the 1990s, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday.

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Last year's deforestation pledge is off to a slow start

One year after more than 140 countries pledged to halt all deforestation by 2030, little has been done to finance protections or pass new conservation laws, experts say.

Reuters

Argentina’s Kirchner stokes speculation on presidential run

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner called for a political “reorganization” on Friday, hinting at the possibility of a presidential run next year as speculation builds about her candidacy.

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Brazil election marked by disinformation networks, says Carter Center

The Carter Center said on Friday that Brazil's presidential election was marked by a proliferation of sophisticated disinformation attacking the voting system and then questioning the impartiality of the national electoral authority.

Reuters

Nelson Piquet investigated by Brazilian prosecutors after wishing for president's death

Disgraced former F1 champion Piquet sparked more controversy in his homeland this week, after cursing the new president of Brazil while protesting the result of the election

Daily Mirror

Motor racing-Brazil prosecutors seek Piquet probe after Lula 'cemetery' comment

Brazilian prosecutors late on Thursday asked local police to open an investigation against Nelson Piquet after a video on social media showed the former Formula One world champion saying President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva belongs "in the cemetery".

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The Independent UK

Post-Brexit trade deal with Brazil unlikely amid strained ties between Lula and Tory government

Exclusive: Conservative ministers accused of ‘cosying up’ to defeated hardliner Bolsonaro

The Guardian - US

Lula and the US haven’t always gotten along. It’s time for Biden to change that

There is a basis for a strong connection between Lula and Biden, forged in the fire of the far-right extremism they both have faced and defeated at the polls.

Reuters

Pro-Bolsonaro roadblocks lose steam in Brazil; Lula transition begins

Protests on Brazil's highways began to fizzle out on Thursday after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro asked his supporters to clear the blockades they had mounted with lines of trucks after his defeat in the presidential election.

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro supporters urge Brazil’s military to intervene after Lula victory

Around 40,000 gathered outside army bases in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia

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Bolsonaro backers call on Brazil military to intervene after Lula victory

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday held rallies to call for an armed forces intervention following the election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a move that military experts say is out of the question.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro urges protesters to lift road blockades

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for the first time on Wednesday asked protesters blocking roads nationwide to lift blockades as demonstrations are restricting people's right to come and go and bringing losses to the economy.

Radio France Internationale

Brazil's Bolsonaro agrees to transition of power without conceding election

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has "authorised" the transition to a new government, without acknowledging his narrow defeat by his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula may seek more than $39 billion in extra 2023 spending, says aide

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will negotiate in the coming weeks an increase in 2023 government spending that could exceed 200 billion reais ($39 billion), said his former Finance Minister and close aide Guido Mantega.

Evening Standard

Bolsonaro ‘recognising’ Brazil election defeat, supreme court says

Both candidates are said to now be engaged in a transition process

The Independent UK

Jair Bolsonaro breaks silence on Brazil election two days after loss but fails to concede defeat

Bolsonaro took two days to respond to his narrow loss in the polls amid concerns the transition of power would not be peaceful

Reuters

Brazil's top court says Bolsonaro recognized election loss by allowing transition

Brazil's Supreme Court said in a statement on Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro recognized the result of the election he lost by authorizing the start of a transition to a government by President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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