Brazil’s real sinks after Lula’s re-election victory
Investors react to Lula's victory with a sharp decline in the real and concern over increased spending and fiscal challenges.
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LEYCEEN COLER: THE TIME OF RESPONSES
Courseup, lack of places at university, state of buildings: the anger of high school students and students pushes the government to announce new measures. But will these answers live up to the expectations of young people, as the mobilization continues and the presidential elections approach? Olivier Guyottot, professor-researcher in political science at l'Inseec, analyses the government's announcements and the stakes of this mobilization.
Brazil: Lula gets re-election but faces a right-dominated Congress
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Brazil: What does Lula's re-election mean for the Amazon?
Climate activists in Brazil are celebrating President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election victory as good news for the Amazon rainforest. His last four years in power saw a record decrease in deforestation in the world's largest rainforest.
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Lula's re-election brings hope for the Amazon as deforestation drops to record low
Climate activists in Brazil and beyond are celebrating President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election victory as good news for the Amazon rainforest. His last four years in power saw a record decrease in deforestation in the world's largest rainforest, appropriately nicknamed the planet's lungs. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.
France protests: Macron rules out state of emergency – for now
The French government sought to draw a line Monday under weeks of protests that have been marred by violence, with President Emmanuel Macron heading to Marseille. France has been rocked by widespread anger over the rising cost of living, with nationwide demonstrations on October 17 degenerating into some of the country's worst rioting in years.
Israel election: unable to vote from abroad, expats have to fly home
Israelis can’t vote from abroad, so tens of thousands of expats are expected to fly home for the election. At Tel Aviv airport, supporters of opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot are already waiting at arrivals. A “Fly and Vote” initiative helps expats organise their trip, despite a failed petition from Netanyahu’s Likud party to restrict it. With polls predicting a tight race, every vote could count, and the result will decide the Prime Minister’s fate.
'Lula accustomed to negotiating tough bargains': Campaign promises collide with right-wing Congress
Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Christopher Sabatini, Director of Chatham House's Latin America Programme. Sabatini examines how Lula's campaign reinvention, youth mobilisation, and the changing dynamics of Bolsonarismo are reshaping Brazil's political landscape. By embracing social media, mobilising younger voters, and shifting attention from his historical achievements to the economic anxieties of ordinary Brazilians, Lula managed to transform the electoral contest. As Sabatini explains, voters were no longer satisfied with hearing about the past. They wanted an answer to a more immediat