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Bolsonaro's escape to the US: How it happened

Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane Wednesday after fleeing his country in defiance of a court order to surrender his passport. Bolsonaro, who lost a runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, is under investigation in Brazil for alleged corruption and money laundering and, with his defeat, is set to lose parliamentary immunity. FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Kethevane Gorjestani explains.

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Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Argentina for alleged US asylum after defeat

Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, boarded a flight to Ecuador after arriving in Argentina on Tuesday night, October 27. He is expected to land in Miami, as the US State Department said it would issue visas to him and his family. France 24's correspondent in Rio de Janeiro Tim Vickery reports the latest.

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Brazil re-elects Lula, champion of Amazonia... and oil?

Re-elected on Sunday, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the champion of Amazon protection, where deforestation has recently fallen to its lowest level since 1988. But is he the best friend of the environment? The left-wing president allowed Brazil to record a record in oil production last year.

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Comeback kid: How did Brazil's veteran leader Lula upset Bolsonaro?

Just two days shy of his 81st birthday, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has emerged as the comeback kid. Coming from behind in the polls after a bitter campaign where he often showed his age, Lula has become the first candidate since Brazil’s return to democracy in the 1980s to win the presidential run-off after trailing in the first round. How did the Workers' Party leader turn a 2.2 million vote deficit against the far right's Flavio Bolsonaro into a 4.4 million vote win? Just three short weeks ago, most races at the federal and state level broke the way of conservatives and the far right

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"Lula won land in 97% of municipalities and went back to 211 cities": 'Folha de S.Paulo "

Luiz Inada Lula da Silva won the majority of votes in 2,875 cities in Brazil. This represents a change in favor of him in 211 cities, which voted for Bolsonaro in the first round and on Sunday changed their minds.'Folha de S.Paulo 'says that Lula managed to reduce the difference or increase its advantage over its rival in more than 5,000 cities, which is almost 97% of Brazilian municipalities. Mina Gerais was the only state where Lula reversed the vote: 76 cities there changed their vote in favour of the candidate for the Workers' Party.

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Lula re-elected, what now? Let's talk with A. Anders, J.-J. Kurliandsky and B. Daroux.

Brazil chose Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was re-elected president after a dynamic in favour of his opponent, extreme right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. After a campaign marked by deep divisions, the country faces many economic, social and environmental challenges. Will this victory bring the Brazilians together and meet their expectations? Lula re-elected, what now?

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Lula wins Brazil election but faces uphill battle to govern

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's narrow election victory on Sunday has dealt a blow to Brazil's far right, but deep political divisions remain. The newly re-elected president must tackle economic and security concerns at home while navigating international tensions with US President Donald Trump.

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'An everyday habit': 2.5 billion lines of cocaine snorted in England per year

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, October 26: Brazilian and international papers react to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's presidential election victory. Next: The New York Times warns that the war in Iran is entering a dangerous new phase. Also: cocaine consumption and cocaine-related crimes are surging across Britain. Finally, it turns out that wrapping children in cotton wool isn't the best parenting strategy.

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Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro wins support of third-place candidate in presidential race

Brazil's right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro secured third-place finisher Augusto Cury's endorsement on Thursday, strengthening his position against incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of the runoff. Cury won nearly three percent in Sunday's first round. A Datafolha poll put Bolsonaro ahead with 52 percent against Lula's 48 percent.

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Return of the Bolsonaros: Why the far-right surge in Brazilian elections?

Do voters care about attempted coups? Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro is on the cusp of unseating Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the country's October 25 presidential runoff. Bolsonaro's father was jailed over the Brazilian version of the January 6 storming of the US Capitol. Up and down the ballot, other Bolsonaros have been elected in the first round as the far right surges. Is it about incumbent fatigue? Do Brazilians subscribe to Bolsonaro's "God, Homeland, Family" mantra?

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Brazil presidential election: 'Bolsonaro being ahead is a surprise,' researcher says

Far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has pulled off a surprise win in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. He defied most polls to win with 47 percent, compared to 45 percent for leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva. We spoke to Thomas Zicman de Barros, a research fellow at CEVIPOF, the political research centre at Sciences Po University, and columnist for our sister radio station RFI. He told us that never before in Brazilian history has a candidate who was behind in the first round then succeeded in the second.

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President in Brazil: Lula and Bolsonaro in second round

Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and outgoing left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face each other in the second round of the presidential election in Brazil, announced on Sunday night the electoral authority, the first named having thwarted the prognosis by ahead of the current head of state.

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President in Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Lula and face him in the second round

Far right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, appointed by his father to represent the Conservative camp in Brazil's presidency, created the surprise when he came to the lead of the first round on Sunday. In the second round, he will face outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for a fourth term. Relive the election night.