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Brazil’s Bolsonaro asked Biden for reelection help against Lula

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro asked President Joe Biden for help in his reelection bid during a private meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit this week, portraying his leftist opponent as a danger to U.S. interests, according to people familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service · Jun 11, 2022

Biden juggles principles, pragmatism in stance on autocrats

When Joe Biden was running for president, he wasn't shy about calling out dictators and authoritarian leaders

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2022

Brazilian suspect held for 30 days in case of missing British journalist

A Brazilian judge ordered a suspect in the disappearance of a British journalist in the Amazon rainforest to be held for another 30 days while police investigate whether he is involved, a lawyer for a local indigenous organization said.

Reuters · Jun 10, 2022

Bolsonaro tilts at closer Brazil-U.S. ties at unlikely meeting with Biden

Brazil and the United States should forge closer ties after the two countries drifted apart for ideological reasons, Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday at a first official meeting with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden.

Reuters · Jun 10, 2022

Biden, Bolsonaro hold 1st meeting amid election worries

U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have met for the very first time

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Summit of the Americas: A squandered opportunity at critical time

US President Joe Biden’s decision to exclude the presidents of three countries has overshadowed the summit’s agenda.

Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2022

Javari valley: the lawless primal wilderness where Dom Phillips went missing

The largest refuge for Indigenous tribes living in isolation is also a hotspot for poachers and illegal loggers and a major smuggling route for cocaine traffickers

The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2022

Activists decry French retailer over Amazon deforestation

Environmental groups and indigenous representatives from Brazil are protesting outside the main Paris courthouse, urging quick trial for a France-based supermarket chain that's accused of selling beef allegedly linked to Amazon deforestation

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

The disappearance of journalist Dom Phillips in Brazil should leave you incandescent with rage

Jair Bolsonaro’s dog-whistle politics is risking the lives of Indigenous people and the reporters who tell their stories, says Lucy Jordan, Brazil correspondent for Unearthed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022

Dom Phillips: editors around world urge Bolsonaro to do more to find missing journalist

Media organisations call on Brazil’s president to step up efforts to find Phillips and Indigenous advocate Bruno Pereira

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022