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The elections in Brazil, a defeat for Humanity
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.
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Inaugural Fantastic: Brasil at Rio Film Festival Creates International Bridge for Latin American Genre Cinema, Announces Winners
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Fantastic:Brasil debuted at this year’s Rio Film Festival as a new industry platform for genre cinema in the largest country in South America. The initiative is a partnership between the Fantastic Pavilion Cannes, Rio Market, Festival do Rio, FICCI Industria, #LINK Documentary Industry Meeting, Mórbido Film Fest, and Sitges, and […]
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Direct Latin and the record number of women parliamentarians in Brazil
The Brazilian legislative elections marked a milestone for female representation. For the first time, women will reach a record number in Congress, with 109 deputies and 18 senators, the largest number in the country's history. The progress reflects a sustained growth in the female presence in Brazilian politics, however, it is far from ideal. From Rio de Janeiro, our correspondent Valeria Saccone tells us more details.
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Brazil's "right": Flávio Bolsonaro overcomes Lula
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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Lula aims to mobilize abstentionists to consume the miracle and defeat Bolsonaro in Brazil
PT President points out that the president will enter the direct attack and participate in television debates
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Trump celebrates first-round result in Brazil; Lula insists on the risk of foreign interference
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.
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What will Brazil decide in the second round? The victory of Flávio Bolsonaro and the fall of Lula, in graphics
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
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The Bolsonaro clan, a presidential, four new parliamentarians and a number of internal tensions
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
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The defeated candidates from the right in Brazil avoid asking for the vote for Bolsonaro in the second round
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.
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Brazil to the risk of Bolsonaro
In the middle of the ultra-conservative wave in America, the first round of elections places the son of the former prisoner as a favorite to Lula
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The celebration of the voters of Bolsonaro: "God is in these elections"
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
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Brazilian elections: voters are divided after first-round presidential results
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.
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It is not just the Presidency: the right is consolidated in the Congress of Brazil and power Bolsonaro
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.
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Nikolas Ferreira and Lucas Pavanato, of influence to be the most voted deputies in the history of Brazil
The far-right influences Nikolas Ferreira, 30, and Lucas Pavanato, 28, with millions of followers in networks, became the most voted deputies in Brazil's history. Each obtained more than three million votes in the legislative elections on Sunday, October 4, contributing to the triumph of Bolsonarianism in Congress.
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How does the balance of power remain in Brazil?
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.
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The first-round victory of Bolsonaro drives the ultra-wave of Latin America
The senator goes to the second round ahead of President Lula, in addition to expanding the clan's power in Congress and States
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The Brazilian stock market applauds Bolsonaro's advantage in the first presidential round
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.
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Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva prepare for shooting in Brazil
The results of the Brazilian presidential elections confirmed that they would have to fight the October 25 shooting.
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"Only days to rescue Brazil": Bolsonaro celebrates the victory over Lula
Liberal Party (PL) senator and presidential candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, thanked "God" and the Brazilian people for their victory in Sunday's elections to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, against the forecasts. It also welcomed the fact that the PL was the most voted party in Parliament, with more than one third of the Senate seats. The bags and the national currency began the week strengthened after the result in the ballot boxes.
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Paraguay, a fiscal and political shelter for the Brazilian extreme right
In the past five years, applications for Brazilian residence permits in Paraguay have more than doubled. Many of the newcomers are supporters of Jair Bolsonaro who fear a re-election of the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is responsible for a deterioration of Brazil's economic situation. Report by Fanny Lothaire, Valeria Saccone, Mélanie Blondeau and Jan Onoszk for France 24.