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Brazil election 2022: Voters prepare to go to the polls
In two days time Brazil will vote in the country’s most significant election in recent history.
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Brazil election: Can Bolosnaro cling onto power in the second round? (audio dubbed)
In Brazil, another political drama is unfolding, with the latest polls showing rightwing populist President Jair Bolsonaro narrowing the gap against his rival known as Lula – ahead of a tense second round run-off at the end of October.
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Brazil election: Can Bolosnaro cling onto power in the second round?
In Brazil, another political drama is unfolding, with the latest polls showing rightwing populist President Jair Bolsonaro narrowing the gap against his rival known as Lula – ahead of a tense second round run-off at the end of October.
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Bolsonaro v Lula: Brazil election goes to surprising head-to-head
Brazilian voters are heading into an acrimonious run off in the elections after left-wing former President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva failed to secure the majority he needed to seal a first round victory.
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Brazil election: Future of Amazon at stake as voting begins
Brazilians are voting today in an election that will have a huge impact on the Amazon.
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Brazil election: Bolsonaro echoing Trump’s claims of election fraud
Brazil is set to elect a new president this weekend amidst a febrile political atmosphere that’s already seen bloodshed. Right wing President Jair Bolsonaro – who’s trailing in the polls – has taken a leaf out of Donald Trump’s playbook, sowing doubt about the electoral system. He once said only God could remove him from…
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The future of Amazon rainforest is on the line in Brazil election
Brazil is a month away from an election which will determine the future of the Amazon rainforest, and the world’s fight against climate change.
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Brazil election: Will Bolsonaro cling to power?
President Jair Bolsonaro was accused of being “possessed by the devil” by his rival candidate, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil on half a century of performing
Gilberto Gil, the Brazilian Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, and former Cultural Minister, has had a career spanning more than 50 years.
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Two bodies found in search for missing journalist and expert, says Brazilian embassy
The Brazilian embassy in London says two bodies have been found in the search for missing British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.
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Dom Phillips: Brazil police question suspect over British journalist’s disappearance
Police in Brazil say they are questioning a suspect in connection with the disappearance of the British journalist Dom Phillips and an Indigeneous affairs official.
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Court of Appeal considers £5bn lawsuit over Brazil’s Mariana dam disaster
The Court of Appeal in London has begun considering whether to hear a £5 billion lawsuit against the Anglo Australian mining company BHP over the Mariana dam disaster in Brazil in 2015.
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Brazil mudslides: At least 56 dead as 10 inches rainfall in three hours
Dozens of people have been killed by flooding and mudslides. It is feared the death toll, currently 56, will rise rapidly.
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At least 20 dead as floods devastate northeast Brazil
At least 20 people have been killed in heavy flooding in northeast Brazil that’s forced thousands of people from their homes.
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President Bolsonaro and his supporters defy concerns over deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon
Pulling in greenhouse gases from the atmosphere will be crucial in the fight against climate change.
