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The campaign of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reported alleged restrictions on Meta's social media publications, two weeks after the October 25 shooting against Flávio Bolsonaro. The High Electoral Court demanded explanations from the company, which rejected the allegations of electoral interference.
15 days after the second round of the presidential elections in Brazil, the candidates intensify their campaigns. The government of President and candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced fuel subsidies to benefit consumers and entrepreneurs. For his part, candidate Flavio Bolsonaro criticized the measure and described it as "concealment of real prices." He also announced the creation of a ministry of Prosperity to help those who want to undertake, study, open a business or get a credit.
Brazilian pollster Datafolha spread a measurement of the voting intention for the second round of the elections in Brazil, in which right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro remains at the head with about 49%, compared to 45% of the left-wing candidate and president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. However, the consultant herself points out that there is a 2% margin of error, so a technical tie scenario is maintained. Meanwhile, both Bolsonaro and Lula continue to add support and try to conquer the vote of the undecided.
Thousands of people, mostly students, marched on Wednesday October 7 in Rio de Janeiro to reject the advance of the extreme right and of candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. The protesters also showed their support for the continuity of the government of the left-wing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil, in the absence of just over two weeks for the presidential shooting.
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.
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.
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 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.
The results of the Brazilian presidential elections confirmed that they would have to fight the October 25 shooting.
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.
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.
Brazil is heading for a second presidential round after a polarization-marked election. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro got first place in the first round, but did not reach the majority necessary to avoid shooting. On October 25, he will face the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in a contest that will define the political direction of the largest economy in Latin America.
Despite not having been in power in Brazil's last presidential period, and despite the allegations and convictions against former President Jair Bolsonaro for an attempted coup d'état, Bolsonarism managed to consolidate itself in the face of the elections on October 4. Now, Flávio Bolsonaro seeks to position himself as the new president of Brazil in a fight, in the shooting, with the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. What does this triumph mean for the electorate following Bolsonaro? We analyzed it with Simone Pitta, a lawyer and doctor in political science at the University of the Andes.
In a scenario marked by polarization in Brazil, the ultra-right candidate and political heir of his father, Flávio Bolsonaro, and the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is looking for a fourth term, are fighting the shooting. The shadow of the United States was present during the first round of the presidential elections and fueled fears of Washington's interference. To discuss the subject, we spoke with Juan Agulló, sociologist, doctor in Sociology for the École des Hautes Études in Social Sciences of Paris, France.
Following the election results in Brazil, which led to the shooting of the president and candidate of the left, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the ultra-right-wing senator, Flávio Bolsonaro, the debate on the size of the state again becomes relevant, in a regional context where several countries discuss reducing their state apparatus. Bolsonaro has proposed to eliminate at least 10 ministries as part of his government plan. To discuss the subject, we spoke with José Luis Oreiro, professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Brasilia.
The right-wing extreme senator Flávio Bolsonaro and the left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will go on a second round in the Brazilian presidential elections, according to the results of the October 4 elections, with almost 100% surveyed. What can be concluded? We analyze it with our guests: Simone Pitta, lawyer and doctor in political science at the University of the Andes; Juan Agulló, sociologist and doctor in sociology by the École des Hautes Études in Social Sciences of Paris; and José Luis Oreiro, professor of the Department of Economics of the University of Brasilia.
The local elections in Brazil were held on Sunday with a right-wing advance by President Flávio Bolsonaro and his allies. As the left of the president and candidate for re-election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva lost ground. The most comfortable victory was in São Paulo, where the Bolshevik governor Tarcísio de Freitas won with wide advantage the re-election.
Brazil was inclined towards the trend of return to the right that shakes Latin America, after the senator and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro took over almost two points to the left-wing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of the election. Lula has recognized the result as "unexpected" and promises that from now on "a new campaign" begins, but Bolsonaro's margin of manoeuvre to add through alliances and to drive on the right's roots is much greater.
The right-wing extreme senator Flávio Bolsonaro and the left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will go on a second round in the Brazilian presidential elections, according to the results of the elections on Sunday, October 4, with almost 100% surveyed.
