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With stickers proclaiming, for example, "No to the father, no to the son", thousands of Brazilians took part on Wednesday in the demonstration convened in Rio de Janeiro by student organizations. They call for a halt to Conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who came in the lead in the first round against outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The candidate, who the 25 disputes power with Lula, states that he wants to end the re-election, change the judiciary and reduce the criminal age
If Flávio Bolsonaro beats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round, there is a great chance that the Amazon forest will cease to exist.
A late right-wing shift, a banking scandal and economic frustration may be behind Bolsonaro's last-minute gains.
Against the forecasts, Flávio Bolsonaro was the most voted candidate in the first round of the Brazilian presidential elections, with 47.03% of the votes against 45.16% of Lula da Silva. The difference, of about 2.2 million votes, forces both to be measured again on 25 October. What explains the progress of Bolsonarism and how can this result reconfigure Brazilian policy and the regional geopolitical board? We analyzed it in The France Debate 24.
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American President Donald Trump celebrated the result of the first presidential round in Brazil, in which the far-right candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, was victorious. The US president said that it was "a very big victory" and that "it will be a very difficult election," while the campaign of the left-wing candidate and current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, insists on the risk of foreign interference in the elections.
Flávio Bolsonaro's success could be the latest example of a resurgence of right-wing support in Latin America.
The ultra-right candidate overcomes previous surveys with almost two points of advantage over Lula, and the bets give it as a favorite for the second round
Guide to not get lost in the family's family tree that aspires to return to power in Brazil while fighting for the political brand created by Jair, the patriarch
The disqualified, which account for 8%, are declared neutral, but it is likely that a large part of their voters will now migrate to Bolsonarianism.
The electors of the son of the former, who was surprised to meet first, range between the blind faith in victory and the resigned vote against Lula
Brazil is divided into two after the results of the first presidential round, which, unexpectedly, left Flávio Bolsonaro leading the elections, with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva following him closely. For Lula's followers, it is a complicated result, but "they maintain hope," while Bolsonaro's voters see the result enthusiastically.
The Liberal Party, a platform for the presidential candidacy of Flávio Bolsonaro, won 121 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and went from 15 to 28 seats in the Senate, resulting in the largest single party representation in both chambers in almost 40 years. With the support of other forces of conservative tendency, Bolsonaro would thus guarantee a comfortable governance, if elected president, and could even pursue the promised amnesty to his father.
The right-wing extreme candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, was imposed in the first presidential round before the left-wing and current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. While the evangelics played an important role in Bolsonaro's victory, Lula would have lost some of the votes of the Catholic community. Our correspondent Valeria Saccone is expanding our information.
In our Context section we analyze the elections in Brazil and the growth of Bolsonarianism, in addition to the factors that have allowed its consolidation as one of the country's main political forces. In turn, we review how conservative expressions are strengthened in Congress and the governorates and what options have the candidates Flavio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to add support for the shooting.
Conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro pulled off a surprise on Sunday in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election by finishing ahead of the incumbent left-wing President Lula, whom he will face in the runoff on October 25. Suspicions of U.S. interference have been hanging over the campaign, even as Donald Trump has never hidden his closeness to the far-right former president Bolsonaro - Flavio’s father - and his animosity toward Lula da Silva. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.
Brazil is heading into a fiercely contested presidential runoff after the first round revealed major gains for Bolsonaro
The senator goes to the second round ahead of President Lula, in addition to expanding the clan's power in Congress and States
The iBovespa stock market index, the most important in the São Paulo stock market, started the day with a strenuous rise of almost 9% and reached a historical peak, while the Brazilian real earns 4.5% against the dollar in the middle of the day, until it is slightly above the 5 reales per dollar. The good outcome of Sunday's Flávio Bolsonaro was accompanied by the progress of his allies in Congress, which would make it easier for him to promote a pro-market agenda if he achieved the presidency.
