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Lula or Bolsonaro: Wall Street braces for two wildly different results in Brazil election
With the first round of Brazil's presidential election taking place Sunday, Wall Street is gearing up with starkly different market predictions.
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President in Brazil: Lula and Bolsonaro at elbow-to-neck
Brazilians vote on Sunday for the first round of the presidential election. Left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, is running for a fourth non-consecutive term. His main opponent is the extreme right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. President Lula relies in particular on the support of the new middle class, but this is not guaranteed. Report by Valeria Saccone, with the story of Antoine Fenaux.
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Flavio Bolsonaro: In the name of the father, sons, and holy ideology
The first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday pits two well-known names in the political ring: Lula vs. Bolsonaro. But it’s not former president Jair Bolsonaro facing off against the incumbent head of state – it’s his eldest son, Flavio Bolsonaro. He’s less charismatic than his father but just as ideologically radical as the family patriarch.
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Brazil has consistently supported the sovereignty of the Malvinas
♪ Does Brazil support the United Kingdom in the dispute with Argentina over the Malvinas? A post on X states that he signed a military agreement with the British and that Lula supported his position. It's fake. In early September, Eduardo Uziel, in charge of Brazilian business in Argentina, reiterated the Brazilian support.
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Brazil’s Lula and Bolsonaro draw thousands as campaigns near end
Brazilian President Lula da Silva held his final campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro on Friday
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The hard hand haunts the debate in the Brazilian elections: "Here 100 traffickers die and 200 enter"
Almost a year after the most lethal police operation in the country's history, nothing has changed in the favelas of Rio. Lula and Bolsonaro reach the ballot box with opposite recipes in safety
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Brazil: Weapons lobby in Santa Catarina resists Lula's restrictions
In Brazil, the number of hunters, shooters and collectors was shot during the Jair Bolsonaro mandate. In the south of the country, especially in Santa Catarina, arms defenders question the restrictions imposed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva since 2023. In this state of marked conservative character, the arms lobby is already being mobilized for the next elections.
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Lula or Bolsonaro?: Brazil votes under the shadow of Trump interference
On the eve of the first round of the Brazilian presidential, news that the United States suspended face-to-face attention at its embassy and consulates in that Latin American nation, claiming "security issues," has again fueled fears of Washington's interference. However, the Donald Trump Government did not establish a direct relationship between this measure and the elections. He also did not detail the nature of the threat that caused the suspension.
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Bolsonaro Jr. VS Lula: Corruption marks the campaign in Brazil
Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro reach the final line of the campaign as the main protagonists of the Brazilian presidential elections. Corruption, which was already one of the sensitive issues for the electorate, is once again gaining interest following the outbreak of a financial scandal with several ramifications and accusations that spatter the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and Judge Alexandre de Moraes, a key figure of Brazilian justice and the usual target of right-wing criticism.
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Elections in Brazil: USA United States suspends consular services, in full investigation for alleged "interference"
Donald Trump's administration announced that it suspended the operation of the consulate in Brasilia after pointing out "security reasons," amid complaints from the president's campaign and aspiring for re-election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for alleged Washington interference. Meanwhile, the last televised debate between the main presidential candidates - Lula and the ultra-right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro - was cancelled after the refusal of both to participate and in the face of a series of judicial decisions that restricted the meeting.
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Brazil: Lula, 80-year-old President
See you soon 81, Lula wants to show that he has the energy to still preside over Brazil. After prison, a conviction for corruption, skin cancer, he ran for a fourth term at the head of the country. On 4 and 25 October, he will face Flavio Bolsonaro in a duel that looks to be tight.
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Brazil’s Lula gears up for ‘last dance’ with run for fourth presidential term
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will stand for re-election in Brazil on Sunday. At 80, the former steelworker hopes to capitalise on his popularity and economic successes to win a fourth term in office but is neck-and-neck in the polls with far-right rival Flavio Bolsonaro.
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What is the picture in Brazil before the first presidential round?
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro are facing the next 4 October in a close election by the Brazilian Presidency. Disinformation, lack of debate and polarization have marked the campaigns of the candidates. We analyze how the country reaches the first round with Paulo Velasco, Professor of International Policy of the UERJ.
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Brazil: Will Lula Continue or Will Bolsonarianism Return? · Global Voices
Brazil is preparing for presidential elections marked by polarization between the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Flávio Bolsonaro, senator and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Two days after the first round, the polls reflect an adjusted dispute: a Datafolha poll places Lula with 42% of the voting intention and Flávio Bolsonaro with 38%. If no candidate exceeds 50% of the valid votes, they could both face in a second round on October 25. What is at stake for Brazil and what would a new Lula mandate or the return of the b
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Why Catholics vote more for Lula, evangelics for Bolsonaro and how a controversy for a virgin influences the Brazilian elections
The South American country goes to the polls on Sunday after a controversy over its patron saint who revived the polarized campaign between left and right.
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Who is Flavio Bolsonaro, a Brazilian presidential candidate?
Still little known at the national level a few months ago, 45-year-old Senator Flavio Bolsonaro is now in collusion with the current President Lula in the polls. Brazil could thus add to the long list of Latin American countries to have turned right to the far right in recent months.
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Brazil's election: Lula or Bolsonaro Jr?
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 2: We look at reactions in the French papers after high school blockades turned violent across France. We also look ahead to Brazil's two-round presidential election, which begins this weekend. The electoral campaign culminated with the cancellation of a presidential debate after both President Lula and his rival Flavio Bolsonaro pulled out. Finally, this year's Comedy Wildlife Awards finalists do not disappoint.
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What's real and what's fake? How AI is impacting Brazil's election race
With just two days to go before the first round of Brazil's presidential election, artificial intelligence is taking centre stage, whether it's a deepfake avatar of former president Jair Bolsonaro to support his son's candidacy, or an AI-generated working-class female voter criticising President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. According to the Brazilian intelligence agency, disinformation will be one of the main challenges of this election. Our correspondents report.
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J-2 before the presidential election in Brazil, the last television debate cancelled
This weekend, Brazilians vote in the first round of the presidential election, in a duel between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro. The last pre-election debate was finally cancelled. Lula had announced her absence, officially retained by another commitment. Flávio Bolsonaro refused to debate without his main opponent. A confrontation that was to be the last major television battle before the vote. The details of David Dellos, an international columnist in France 24.
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Lula and Bolsonaro in dead heat as Brazil goes to polls
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Thursday bowed out of the final debate ahead of elections pitting him against leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who also declined to attend. Lula, on the cusp of 81, will face off against the son of ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro in a first-round vote on Sunday, with polls giving him a slight advantage. The pair are neck-and-neck in projections for a potential runoff on October 25, however.