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Politics

Brazil: the economic crisis that tests Lula in Foz do Iguaçu

The economic slowdown and the trade crisis hit Foz do Iguaçu, a Brazilian city bordering Paraguay and Argentina whose economy is largely dependent on tourism and the activity linked to the Itaipu hydropower plant. The economic deterioration adds pressure on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for the elections, in a place where Jair Bolsonaro got more support in 2022. Can economic unrest influence the vote and become a challenge for officialism? Report by Valeria Saccone and Fanny Lothaire for France 24.

1 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC

Politics

In Foz do Iguaçu, the Bolsonarist stronghold, the economic crisis passes bill to Lula before elections

The economy in Foz do Iguaçu is in crisis and many blame President and candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. This border city lives from the tourism of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Centre and from trade, but sales have fallen and GDP has been retracted by about 3%. In 2022, Jair Bolsonaro received 66% of the votes in Foz do Iguaçu, and since then Paraná, in southern Brazil, has become an increasingly conservative state. Report from our correspondent Valeria Saccone and Fanny Lothaire.

25 Sept 2026, 23:13 UTC

World

Mymba Kuéra: how was the monumental rescue of more than 30,000 animals when Paraguay and Brazil built the Itaipu dam

Darío Perez Chena led in Paraguay one of the largest wildlife savages in Latin American history. The agronomist engineer told the BBC how that historic rescue operation was.

18 Sept 2026, 12:16 UTC