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Bolsonaro supporters clash with police in Brazil's capital

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro clashed with police, setting fire to several vehicles and allegedly attempting to invade the federal police’s headquarters in capital city Brasilia

The Independent UK

Supporters of Brazil's defeated Bolsonaro attack police headquarters

Supporters of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday attempted to invade the federal police headquarters in the capital Brasilia, in a flash of post-election violence on the day the president's electoral defeat was certified.

Reuters

Revealed: Brazil goldminers carve illegal ‘Road to Chaos’ out of Amazon reserve

Aerial photos from reconnaissance mission reveal effort to smuggle excavators into Brazil’s largest Indigenous territory

The Guardian - US

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Brazil economy ministry rejects Lula transition team's judgment on finances

Brazil's Economy Ministry on Sunday rejected assertions by president-elect Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's transition team that the outgoing administration was leaving government finances "bankrupted."

Reuters

Political veteran Lula’s accomplishments

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. There’s “On This Day”, the bonus question and the “Listeners Corner”, and “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Audio” arrow…

Radio France Internationale

'It hurts my soul': Brazil's Bolsonaro ends post-election silence

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro broke his silence on Friday for the first time since his election defeat on Oct. 30 and spoke to supporters calling for a military coup to stop leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva taking office.

Reuters

Brazil's next defense minister is a political veteran, respected by military

Jose Mucio, a veteran politician known for his negotiating skills, will be Brazil's next defense minister, tasked with smoothing over relations between the country's military and leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Reuters

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Brazil's da Silva announces incoming Cabinet ministers

Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is unveiling some of the faces that will comprise his incoming administration, including his much-awaited pick for finance minister: former Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad

The Independent UK

Lula ticket sues Bolsonaro and sons for abuses during Brazil's election

President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election team sued President Jair Bolsonaro, his running mate and two of his sons for abuse of power and attacks on Brazil's voting system, both during the October election campaign.

Reuters

Brazil risks losing control of the Amazon to organized crime, judge warns

Brazil runs the risk of losing control over its vast Amazon rainforest region to organized crime and traffickers who use the lawless region to smuggle drugs, a Supreme Court judge warned on Wednesday.

Reuters

Brazil's environmental police struggle to save protected birds from traffickers

Wildlife trafficking is the third most profitable illegal activity in the world, after arms trafficking and drug trafficking. In Brazil, where traffickers can earn nearly $2 billion a year, some 80 percent of trafficked animals are birds – often endangered species. Many are intended for local collectors and breeders. With…

France 24

Lula's promise of a ministry of indigenous people in doubt

Brazil's indigenous leaders are counting on President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva keeping his promise to create a ministry of indigenous affairs to help restore their people's rights and protections that were undermined by the current government.

Reuters

Factbox-When it comes to spending big on elections, few can challenge America

Georgia's U.S. Senate race, set to end in a Tuesday runoff, will be the most expensive contest of America's midterm elections, capping the election cycle of a democracy that is highly money-intensive.

Reuters

Lula faces stiff challenge to fulfil vow to reverse Amazon deforestation in Brazil

President’s predecessor Bolsonaro unleashed record destruction on rainforest and emboldened loggers, land grabbers and illegal miners

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Six months after Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were murdered, the Amazon remains unsafe for activists

Activists are cautiously hopeful that the incoming president will bring relief to Bolsonaro’s forest-wrecking administration

Reuters

Musk says 'possible' that Twitter gave preference to leftists during Brazil election

Twitter owner Elon Musk said on Saturday he thought it was "possible" that personnel at the social media firm gave preference to left-wing candidates during Brazil's election this year, without providing evidence.

Reuters

Venezuela's Maduro could miss Lula inauguration

Heads of state and governments will be attending President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's inauguration on Jan. 1, but one might have trouble entering Brazil - Venezuela's leftist president, Nicolas Maduro.

Chicago Sun-Times

Amazon deforestation in Brazil stays near 15-year high

Data from Climate Observatory network of environmental groups shows that, in the four years of outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro’s leadership, deforestation rose 60% over the previous four years.

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The Independent UK

Amazon deforestation in Brazil remains near 15-year high

Closely-watched numbers for annual deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon show the total area of forest loss is down somewhat from last year, but that was a 15-year high

The Conversation

Brazil's iconic football shirt was a symbol of Bolsonaro – here's how the World Cup is changing that

Like many extremist and authoritarian leaders before him, outgoing Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro seized on national symbols during his rise to power and tried to make them his own.

Reuters

Lula wants new Brazil police unit to tackle environmental crimes

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's incoming administration aims to create a new Federal Police unit focused on environmental crimes, the transition team's public security chief told Reuters.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula courts U.K., U.S. to join Amazon rainforest protection fund

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is asking Britain, France, the United States and others to donate to an international fund to protect the Amazon rainforest, a bulwark against climate change, Lula advisers said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Lula seen tapping Haddad for Brazil finance minister in coming days -sources

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to tap former Sao Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad in coming days to be his finance minister, people familiar with the deliberations told Reuters on Tuesday.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula to announce his economic team soon, aide says

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to announce his economic team in the coming days, a close aide said on Monday, as speculation grows on who will be the country's next finance minister.

Miami Herald

Commentary: Don’t drape yourself in my country’s flag during World Cup, then demand a military coup

It’s hard to explain to foreigners what the soccer World Cup represents in Brazil.

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