Brazilian Presidential elections polluted by misinformation
Fake news plays a major role in this year's high-stakes Presidential elections in Brazil, as a massive misinformation campaign is in full swing. Many try to influence the outcome of these elections by...
View ArticleBolsonaro and Lula lead final rallies before Brazil vote
Brazil's polarizing presidential campaign will wrap up Saturday as incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hold rival rallies within spitting distance of each other.
View ArticleBrazilian voters head to the polls in Bolsonaro-Lula showdown
Brazilians voted Sunday in a polarizing presidential election, with leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowing to get Brazil "back to normal" amid fears far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro...
View ArticleBrazil's presidential race goes to run-off as Bolsonaro outperforms polls
Brazil's presidential election is headed for a run-off vote, electoral authorities said on Sunday, after President Jair Bolsonaro's surprising strength in a first-round vote spoiled rival Luiz Inacio...
View ArticleBrazil braces for runoff as Bolsonaro beats expectations
Brazil's bitterly divisive presidential election is headed for a runoff on October 30 as incumbent Jair Bolsonaro beat expectations to finish a closer-than-expected second to front-runner Luiz Inacio...
View ArticleTense runoff vote looms as Brazil's Bolsonaro outperforms polling
After an inconclusive first round of presidential elections, Brazilians woke up Monday to another month of uncertainty in a deeply polarized political environment and with renewed fears of unrest....
View ArticleAgainst the odds: In a blow for Brazil's left, Bolsonaro forces Lula into...
Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (known as "Lula") may have come out ahead with 48.4 percent of the vote in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, but the winner of the...
View ArticleForget the polls: Bolsonaro surge forces Lula into Brazil run-off
Brazil's pollsters got it wrong, very wrong. Not only did far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro rob left-wing predecessor Lula Ignacio Da Silva of a first round knockout he can also boast upset wins for...
View ArticleBrazilians wake up to another month of uncertainty
After an inconclusive first round of presidential elections, Brazilians woke up Monday to another month of uncertainty in a deeply polarized political environment and with renewed fears of unrest.
View ArticleBolsonaro, Lula start fight for support before Brazil runoff
Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, two diametrically opposed candidates for Brazil's presidency, have started a four-week race to pursue votes ahead of a winner-take-all runoff. FRANCE 24's...
View ArticleLula vs. Bolsonaro: Left and right battle for future of Brazil in runoff vote
Jair Bolsonaro outperformed expectations with his reelection bid, proving that the right-wing wave he rode to the presidency remains a force in Brazil and giving him and opponent Luiz Inácio Lula da...
View ArticleLula vs. Bolsonaro: Brazil presidential election could determine the fate of...
Jair Bolsonaro’s administration has been marked by the worst deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in 15 years. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valérie Dekimpe explains why Brazil presidential...
View ArticleLula wins symbolic endorsements ahead of Brazil runoff against Bolsonaro
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received two symbolic endorsements Wednesday as he seeks new allies ahead of an Oct. 30 runoff against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to return to the...
View ArticleThe ‘catastrophic masculinity’ of Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro
Acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Grostein Andrade and his husband Fernando Siqueira left Brazil for Los Angeles after receiving death threats for speaking out against the election of Jair...
View ArticleBrazil’s Bolsonaro and Lula trade insults in debate ahead of runoff vote
Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded jabs and insults as they squared off Sunday in their first-ever head-to-head debate, two weeks from Brazil's...
View ArticleBolsonaro victory would risk independence of Brazil’s Supreme Court
President Jair Bolsonaro is prompting fears for Brazil’s democratic system by threatening to appoint new judges to the Supreme Court, the central institution to the country’s young democracy. Between...
View ArticleBolsonaro vs Lula: Who has Brazil's business vote?
Brazil’s main Sao Paulo stock market surged the morning after the first round of the 2022 presidential election, when incumbent Jair Bolsonaro fared better than expected against his leftist rival,...
View ArticleAlly of Brazil’s Bolsonaro refuses arrest, attacks police with gun and grenades
A former Brazilian congressman with ties to President Jair Bolsonaro shot and threw grenades at police officers, injuring two, in a failed attempt to prevent his arrest, authorities said Sunday.
View Article'Vote for democracy and against fascism' says Brazil's Lula as he campaigns
Brazilian former President and presidential candidate for the leftist Workers Party Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva participated in a campaign rally between Belo Horizonte and Ribeirao das Neves, in Minas...
View ArticleBrazil's Lula and Bolsonaro statistically tied in presidential race
Brazil's presidential race has narrowed to a 4-percentage-point gap between leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, and they are now...
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