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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gabriela Sá Pessoa

Indigenous voters in Brazil's Amazon fear missing runoff after court denies transportation

Brazil Election - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon fear a lack of transportation will prevent them from voting in Sunday’s election runoff. The Amazonas state electoral court on Tuesday rejected a petition for transportation assistance filed by Univaja, an association representing Indigenous peoples of the Javari Valley in northern Brazil.

Voters in Amazonas state will choose a governor and president in Sunday’s runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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