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Brazil to name woman as envoy to Washington for first time - source

Diplomat Maria Luiza Viotti is expected to be the new Brazilian ambassador in Washington, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pushes for more women in important diplomatic posts.

Reuters

The riot mess is cleared, but will Brazil pass the democracy stress test?

When far-right rioters stormed Brazil’s seat of government it was a shock to the system, but with a new president at the helm, the country appeared to quickly recover amid a display of unity. But Brazil’s problems have not magically disappeared and Latin America’s geopolitical behemoth faces several challenges, with…

France 24

Brazilian president Lula's approval rate at 51.1%, says poll

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's approval rate was 51.1%, according to a survey by pollster Atlasintel released on Wednesday.

Reuters

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What now for Brazil? President Lula strengthened, but Bolsonaro supporters won't go quietly

On Sunday January 8, radical supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and vandalised buildings that house Brazil’s congress, supreme court and presidential palace.

The Conversation

5 types of threat – how those who want to divide us use language to stoke violence

Events like the riots in Brazil, the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection two years before it and the mass shooting at the Colorado LGBTQ nightclub each occurred after certain groups repeatedly directed dangerous rhetoric against others. It’s the reason elected officials in the U.S. have begun examining the role language plays…

The Conversation

Brazil government acts against Bolsonaro backers, new protest fizzles

Brazilian federal prosecutors on Wednesday requested the investigation of three congressional allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly inciting the worst attack on the country's democratic institutions in decades.

Reuters

Danilo to Nottingham Forest transfer update emerges as rivals 'remain in the race'

The latest Nottingham Forest transfer news as the Reds battle Monaco in the race to sign Brazilian midfielder Danilo

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Editorial: Brazil's version of Jan. 6 was driven by some of the same MAGA instigators

The defeated president had spent months falsely crying election fraud. His allies in right-wing media relentlessly spread conspiracy theories, hammering at the nation’s confidence in its own democracy. It came to a head one day in early January, as thousands of the president’s supporters stormed the seat of government, trampling…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

First to fall after Brasilia riots: the Bolsonarista running capital security

When Brazilian rioters stormed government buildings in Brasilia on Sunday, the man tasked with keeping the city safe was a continent away in Florida - the same state his ex-boss, former President Jair Bolsonaro, had relocated to after losing last year's election.

Reuters

Was Gianluca Vialli the only man to win all three big European trophies?

Plus: first-half goalfests; oldest living World Cup winners and the last Premier League game to fall foul of a waterlogged pitch

The Guardian - UK

Still wrestling with Jan. 6 fallout, US contends with Bolsonaro’s Florida stay after Brazil riots

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government is struggling to contend with the Florida stay of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who many blame for violent riots this week in Brazil’s capital.

Los Angeles Times

Brazil's Bolsonaro released from hospital in Florida - source

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday was released from a hospital near Orlando, Florida, where he had been admitted on Monday, a source close to the Bolsonaro family said.

Reuters

Sao Paulo assistant on Rangers training ground visit and key Michael Beale strength

IT is not uncommon for coaches to travel abroad and visit foreign clubs in major footballing nations in order to study their methods and increase…

The National (Scotland)

Brazil insurrection: how so many Brazilians came to attack their own government

The storming of the three main symbols of the Brazilian republic – the supreme court, the national congress and the presidential palace – is the kind of event that could shape the country’s history. While Brazil has gone through military coups and social turmoil since it became independent in 1822,…

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Reason

The Brazilian Riot Was Not Inspired by January 6

The riot in Brasilia arose from the local tradition of political mob violence.

Evening Standard

Former Brazil security chief accused of ‘sabotaging’ police response to riots in capital

Rioters angry at the election defeat of Jair Bolsonaro stormed the presidential palace and supreme court

The Conversation

After Bolsonaro supporters' siege in Brasilia, Lula must reunite society – and his approach could not be more different than his predecessor's

On 8 January, thousands of supporters of Brazil’s defeated former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed the country’s Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential offices, rallying against what they falsely claim was a rigged election. The scenes, which took place almost exactly two years after the US Capitol attack on 6 January 2021, when…

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro eyes early return to Brazil as US stay irks Biden

The Biden administration is under growing pressure from leftists in Latin America and U.S. lawmakers to expel Jair Bolsonaro from a post-presidential retreat in Florida following an attack by his supporters on Brazil’s capital

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Axios

Brazil attacks could put Lula's priorities on backburner

Lula, who took office Jan. 1, already faced major challenges, including deep political polarization and slow economic growth.

Reuters

Brazilian judge orders arrest of Bolsonaro's ex-minister after Brasilia rampage

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge ordered the arrest on Tuesday of the capital's most recent public security chief after supporters of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro led a rampage through government buildings.

Reuters

Brazil must 'combat terrorism,' top court justice says after capital riots

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said on Tuesday the country must firmly combat "terrorism" and "anti-democratic people attempting a coup" after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Brasilia earlier this week.

Evening Standard

Brazil protests: Why are Lula and Bolsonaro’s supporters protesting?

Supporters of right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro have rioted in protest against Lula’s victory

Daily Mirror

Fanatical supporters flock to Jair Bolsonaro's bedside after he's rushed to hospital

Devotees have travelled in recent days to the temporary home of Jair Bolsonaro, a gated community with towering waterslides in Osceola County in Florida, US. He signed autographs, hugged children and took selfies with his adoring supporters

Reuters

Bolsonaro did not seek Italian citizenship, Rome says after Brazil violence

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has not requested Italian citizenship and probably would not get it even if he applied, Italy said on Tuesday, after hundreds of his backers were arrested for storming Brazil's state institutions.

Evening Standard

England ticket demand continues as Lionesses sell out Wembley for Women’s Finalissima against Brazil

Sarina Wiegman’s side take on the Copa America champions in April

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