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Brazil's Bolsonaro says Western sanctions against Russia have failed

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the economic sanctions imposed by the West against Russia had not worked, echoing comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Brazil at risk of unrest more severe than Jan 6 U.S. riots, warns elections chief

Brazil is at risk of facing a more serious incident than the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, said the head of the country's Electoral Court, Edson Fachin, on Wednesday ahead of the presidential election in October.

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Poll shows Brazil's Lula maintaining strong lead in presidential race

Brazilian leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintains a strong lead against incumbent right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of October's presidential election, a Genial/Quaest poll released on Wednesday showed.

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Bruno Pereira obituary

Expert on the Indigenous peoples of Brazil committed to defending the traditional ways of life in the Amazon

The Guardian - UK

Bolsonaro’s ‘surrender of Amazon to crooks played role in murders of Phillips and Pereira’

Brazilian president’s dismantling of environmental safeguards partly to blame, says politician leading inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Bolsonaro's reelection hopes dim unless he wins over women

Jair Bolsonaro's hopes of winning a second term as Brazil's president depend on getting more female support — and fast

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula says he will not tolerate threats against institutions

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is leading in the polls for Brazil's October presidential election, said on Saturday he will not tolerate threats against institutions, and that the armed forces need to commit to democracy.

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Brazil’s da Silva hints at 1-term presidency if elected

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that he's likely to serve only one term if he wins back the presidency in October’s election

The Independent UK

Amazon wild west: where drugs, fish and logging are big money but life is cheap

Illegal businesses form an interlocking web in the Brazilian remote region where Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were killed, threatening Indigenous communities and local ecology

The Guardian - US

Brazil's Senate approves aid package, lower house yet to vote

Brazil's Senate on Thursday approved a major pre-election aid package, sending the government-backed measure to the lower house.

Reuters

Downfall of Bolsonaro ally spotlights Brazilian leader's female voter issue

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain with a history of misogynistic comments, has a female voter problem that could cost him in October elections. And it just got worse.

Reuters

We can't control supporters' reaction to election, says son of Brazil's Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro would not be able to control how his supporters react, his son said when asked if Brazil could see the equivalent of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol if election results in October are disputed.

Reuters

Brazil bank CEO resigns over sexual harassment claims

The head of Brazilian state-run bank Caixa Economica Federal has resigned amid a sexual harassment investigation against him

The Independent UK

Energy emergency justifies Brazil trucker aid package, senator says

High fuel prices resulting from the Ukraine war have created an economic emergency in Brazil that justifies an aid package for self-employed truckers, the senator behind the government-backed proposal said on Wednesday as he unveiled the measure.

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The Guardian - US

Killing, outrage … impunity: can the Amazon break its cycle of violence?

Before the deaths of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, Chico Mendes’ murder in 1988 and Dorothy Stang’s assassination in 2005 shook Brazil

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: At least two killed after Russian shelling in Donetsk – as it happened

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France 24

NATO to invite Finland and Sweden to join after Turkey lifts objections

NATO leaders will formally invite Finland and Sweden to join the alliance Wednesday after the two Nordic countries reached an agreement with Turkey, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said Helsinki and Stockholm agreed “to cooperate fully with Turkey in its fight” against the…

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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 125 of the invasion

Russia’s attack on a shopping centre in Kremenchuk met with global outrage as officials confirm at least 18 killed in the strike

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Russia's Putin and Brazil's Bolsonaro discuss global food security

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, discussed global food security and confirmed their intention to strengthen their strategic partnership, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro to announce former defense minister as running mate

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday he expects to announce former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto as his running mate for this year's election in the next few days.

Reuters

Brazilian indigenous defender Pereira buried with traditional send-off

Bruno Pereira, the Brazilian indigenous defender killed this month while investigating threats to isolated tribes in the Amazon, was laid to rest Friday in his home state of Pernambuco in the country's northeast.

The Guardian - UK

Dom Phillips obituary

Brazil-based UK journalist and author who championed the role of Indigenous people in saving the Amazon

Reuters

Exclusive-Brazil courts step up meetings with military to ease election concerns -sources

Brazil's top courts are stepping up meetings with military commanders to ease tensions and reaffirm trust in the democratic process, four senior judiciary sources said, as President Jair Bolsonaro stirs doubt about the integrity of this year's elections.

Reuters

Bolsonaro defends ex-education minister arrested on corruption charges

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the arrest of former education minister Milton Ribeiro was an attempt to weaken the government and vowed to support him.

The Independent UK

Brazil judge releases former Bolsonaro minister from jail

A Brazilian federal judge has released a former education minister of President Jair Bolsonaro a day after he was arrested by federal police in a graft investigation

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