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Factbox-Recent attacks on prominent figures in Latin America

Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on Thursday night survived an apparent assassination attempt after a gunman threatened her at near point-blank range and the gun failed to discharge.

Reuters

‘Last-chance saloon’: race to wreck the Amazon as prospect of Bolsonaro defeat looms

Activists suspect criminals are ramping up destruction in ‘last opportunity to deforest without having to pay the price’

The Guardian - US

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: arrest after attempted shooting of Argentina vice-president

Fernández de Kirchner was greeting supporters when man approached her and raised handgun to her face

The Guardian - UK

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Bolsonaro gains on Lula ahead of Brazil election - Datafolha poll

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has a 13-percentage-point lead over President Jair Bolsonaro, but the far-right incumbent has narrowed his leftist rival's advantage ahead of the October election, according to a poll published on Thursday.

Reuters

Lula eyes gradual boost to Brazil welfare program, says aide

Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is looking to gradually boost the country's main welfare program, starting with an extra 18 billion reais ($3.47 billion) if he is elected in October and the budget allows, an aide told Reuters.

Reuters

The Future of Brazilian Politics Will Be Decided in São Paulo

Lula’s Workers’ Party has never won the governorship of Brazil’s wealthiest and most populous state. This could be its year.

Foreign Policy

Prankster seizes Bolsonaro website and turns president into ‘snake-tongued liar’

Anonymous objector commandeers bolsonaro.com.br domain name and creates devastating takedown of far-right leader

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Brazil's Amazon sees worst August fires in over a decade

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest surged in August to the highest for the month since 2010, government data showed on Wednesday, surpassing the blazes in August 2019 that drew global attention soon after President Jair Bolsonaro took office.

Reuters

First Thing: Mikhail Gorbachev, ‘one-of-a kind’ Soviet leader, dies

Western figures praise former president who helped end the cold war. Plus, US states ‘rolling back’ LGBTQ rights

The Guardian - UK

Lula retains lead over Bolsonaro in Brazil's election - poll

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has retained his strong lead over incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of the country's October election, a Genial/Quaest poll released on Wednesday showed.

Reuters

Bolsonaro under fire over claims family paid for 51 properties in cash

Brazilian president must ‘explain the origins of this money’, says reporter behind seven-month investigation

The Guardian - US

Lula advantage over Bolsonaro narrows slightly ahead of Brazil's election -poll

Leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro for Brazil's October election has narrowed slightly, a CNT/MDA poll said on Tuesday.

Reuters

The last member of a tribe in Brazil has died, pulling Indigenous rights into focus

The "Man of the Hole" lived in isolation and resisted contact for decades after the rest of his tribe was massacred. His death precedes Brazil's elections, where Indigenous rights are on the ballot.

WEKU

‘Bolsonaro’s to blame’: Indigenous rights champion on crisis in Brazil

The veteran explorer Sydney Possuelo says the far-right president has promoted a ‘deliberate policy’ of violence and land invasions

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Lula's advantage over Bolsonaro unchanged for Oct election

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintains a 12-percentage-point lead over far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of the October election, according to a new poll published on Monday.

The Independent UK

Women take the spotlight at first Brazil presidential debate

Brazilian presidential candidates have squared off in their first debate — with the jousting overshadowed by questions about President Jair Bolsonaro’s treatment of women

The Independent UK

‘Man of the hole’: Last member of uncontacted Amazon tribe dies

Trackers who followed lone survivor for decades found him dead in one of his huts

Reuters

Bolsonaro and Lula face off in Brazil presidential debate

Brazil's main presidential candidates took their gloves off on Sunday and laid into each other in the first presidential debate for the October general election with accusations of corruption and threats to democracy.

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The Guardian - UK

Amazon activists mourn death of ‘man of the hole’, last of his tribe

Man resisted all attempts to contact him, laying traps and firing arrows at anyone who came too close

The Guardian - US

Record number of Indigenous candidates take part in Brazil elections

As attacks on Indigenous people escalated under Bolsonaro, 181 candidates who identify as Indigenous are registered to take part in the election

The Independent UK

At LatAm's biggest rodeo, Brazilians don't believe the polls

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro traveled to Latin America’s biggest rodeo to connect with voters from the countryside ahead of October’s vote

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro says Petrobras privatization possible next year

President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday he has authorized Minister of Mines and Energy Adolfo Sachsida to consider the privatization of oil company Petrobras next year, if the president is re-elected in October.

Reuters

Ex-Federal Police detectives criticize Brazil's 'authoritarian and illegal' Supreme Court

A group of retired Federal Police detectives has released a statement accusing members of Brazil's Supreme Court of using the force to take what they called "authoritarian and illegal measures".

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula wants to renegotiate loans if elected

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to renegotiate household debts if he wins October’s election

Reuters

New web-based poll predicts tighter Brazil presidential race

A new poll using data collected from the internet predicted on Thursday a narrowing presidential race in Brazil, with leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva just 8.4 percentage points ahead of far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

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