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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.

Reuters

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

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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.

Reuters

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 - UK

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 Guardian - US

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

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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".

Reuters

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

The Independent UK

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.

Reuters

U.N.'s Bachelet condemns Brazil rights abuses, president's rally against judiciary

The United Nation's Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's upcoming rally against judicial institutions, and said the country's human rights situation is "very difficult".

Reuters

Behind in polls, Brazil's Bolsonaro hopes evangelicals will carry him to reelection

Jair Bolsonaro is relying on support from the country's quickly growing evangelical community to pull off an upset against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October.

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Brazil receives embalmed heart of Portuguese king to mark independence

The embalmed heart of the Portuguese monarch who declared the independence of Brazil from Portugal 200 years ago was received with the military honors of a head of state in Brasilia on Tuesday at the start of bicentenary celebrations.

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Brazil vote: Executives under scrutiny after coup chatter

Weeks ahead of Brazil’s presidential election, police have carried out search warrants targeting several business leaders who allegedly participated in a private chat group that included comments favoring a possible coup and military involvement in politics

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro to receive emperor's heart for Brazil bicentennial

The embalmed heart of the emperor who declared Brazil’s independence has returned to the South American nation for ceremonies worthy of a head of state as the nation prepares to celebrate its bicentennial

Reuters

Brazilian police raid pro-Bolsonaro businessmen accused of coup talk, sources say

Brazilian police on Tuesday conducted raids targeting several businessmen who have backed President Jair Bolsonaro's re-election, two sources said, after a media report accused them of discussing the virtues of a coup d'etat if the far-right leader lost the October vote.

Tribune News Service

Bolsonaro pledges to respect Brazil vote result in prime-time TV

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro pledged to accept the result of his country's October election after repeating unsubstantiated claims of past voter fraud during a broadcast on the country’s most-watched television news show.

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Bolsonaro says he will respect Brazil election result if 'clean, transparent'

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he would respect the result of an October election regardless of the result, as long as the voting is "clean and transparent."

The Guardian - US

Lula vows to take on Amazon crime if returned to power in Brazil elections

Ex-president says he will clamp down on illegal miners and loggers after murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

Reuters

Lula: no need to fell a single tree to boost Brazil farm output

Brazil's presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday his country did not need to cut a single tree to plant more soybeans, sugarcane or raise cattle as he vowed to restore law enforcement in the Amazon rainforest to curb deforestation.

The Guardian - US

Amazon forest guardians fulfil Bruno Pereira’s mission of Indigenous exchange

Pereira, who was murdered alongside British journalist Dom Phillips, planned to lead an Indigenous delegation 2,500km across Brazil to learn from veteran fellow defenders

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What jetskis, horses and gun-toting leaders have to do with international peace

Global leaders who style themselves as military strong men may weaken United Nations negotiations over the trade in arms.

The Independent UK

Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro grabs at heckler and tries to snatch his phone

Jair Bolsonaro grabbed the man’s shirt and forearm while reaching for his phone

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: judge orders DoJ to prepare redacted Trump search affidavit

Justice department opposed release of document but Florida federal judge says portions of it ‘could be presumptively unsealed’. Plus, meet the strippers who have filed to unionize

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