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Lula maintains lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil vote

The findings indicate that Bolsonaro may have limited the political fallout from reports that he sought financial backing from a now-imprisoned banker for a film about his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of plotting a coup against Brazil's democratic order and is serving a 27-year prison sentence.…

The Times of India

Brazil Supreme Court convicts Bolsonaro's son for courting US help during coup trial

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro in absentia to four years and two months in prison for seeking US sanctions against Brazil during his father's coup trial. Prosecutors said he threatened judicial authorities by lobbying for sanctions if proceedings against former president Jair Bolsonaro did not favour him.

France 24

US designates Brazilian crime groups as terrorist organisations

The United States on Thursday designated two of Brazil’s most powerful criminal organisations, the Red Command and First Capital Command, as terrorist organisations, escalating tensions with Brasilia, which strongly opposes the move. US officials said the groups operate transnational criminal networks and pose a security threat.

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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon slows to lowest level in six years

Brazil cut deforestation in the Amazon to its lowest level since 2019 in 2025, with tougher environmental enforcement helping reduce forest loss even as five trees continued to be felled every second in the world’s largest rainforest.

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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019

RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published on Wednesday that will be seen as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon falls to lowest level since 2019

A report published Wednesday said that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, in what will be seen as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, who is seeking a fourth term in October, has made the fight against…

France 24

Brazilian candidate Flavio Bolsonaro asks Trump to designate crime groups as terrorists

Brazilian conservative presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he asked US President Donald Trump during a White House meeting to designate Brazil's two largest criminal groups, Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), as terrorist organisations, arguing they meet the criteria for the label.

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Bolivian leader's move to slash own salary fails to appease protesters in La Paz

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said Monday he would slash his salary and those of cabinet ministers by 50 percent in an attempt to end weeks of anti-government protests. But the announcement by the centre-right leader fell on deaf ears, with protesters refusing to end their blockade of La Paz and…

France 24

Brazil's Lula starts radiotherapy after removal of skin lesion

SAO PAULO - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday began a course of preventive radiotherapy after a cancerous skin lesion was removed from his scalp last month, a hospital statement said.

Bangkok Post

Brazil's 2026 Election: Lula–Bolsonaro Dead Heat Could Reshape South America's Political Map

Brazil heads toward its October 2026 presidential election with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right‑wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro locked in an almost perfect tie, setting up a deeply polarized contest with implications far beyond Brazil's borders.

Latin Times

Trump ducks press after meeting with Brazil’s Lula takes sudden mystery turn

A planned Oval Office media availability was pushed back and then canceled altogether without explanation after the two leaders met for several hours behind closed doors on Thursday

The Independent UK

The centre left is not dead. A progressive new counter-Trumpian movement is on the way

Social democrats are at last facing up to the failures of globalisation to create equality or deliver for workers, says Florian Ranft, of thinktank Das Progressive Zentrum

The Guardian - UK

Brazil's Congress reduces ex-President Bolsonaro's coup prison sentence

Lawmakers defied President Lula da Silva’s veto and moved to adopt a bill that would dramatically reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup following his loss in the October 2022 presidential elections.

Euronews

The Elections That Could Redefine U.S. Influence in Latin America in 2026

Colombia, Brazil, Haiti and Venezuela face pivotal votes shaped by security concerns, economic stakes and shifting ties with Washington

Latin Times

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Merz and Lula celebrate EU–Mercosur deal, but French resistance holds fast

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stood alongside Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Hanover on Sunday to celebrate what both men cast as a milestone for open trade – the long-awaited agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc.

Evening Standard

We must all work together to protect democracy, says Catherine Connolly

The president was addressing an international democracy conference in Spain during her first overseas trip.

The Guardian - US

Argentina grants asylum to Brasília rioter in move that may sway Brazil vote

Decision to shield pro-Bolsonaro truck driver sentenced for 8 January 2023 attack could inflame Brazil election politics

Euronews

António Lobo Antunes, one of Portugal's greatest writers, dies aged 83

António Lobo Antunes, one of Portugal's most widely read, sold and translated writers , has died. He was 83.

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South American Mercosur bloc to sign long-awaited trade deal with EU

The South American trade bloc Mercosur and the European Union will sign on Saturday a deal 25 years in the making to create one of the world's largest free trade areas at a time of growing protectionism and volatility.

Euronews

Benin interior minister says military coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops

Benin’s interior minister said a coup plot, announced by a group of soldiers on state-run television earlier on Sunday, has been foiled. Benin is the latest in a string of coups plotted across west Africa over the past few weeks.

Benzinga

Trump–Lula Talks Fuel Brazil Tariff Relief Hopes — This ETF Stands To Gain

The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSE:EWZ) is back on investor watch lists after President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he had a “very productive” call with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. With the two leaders discussing a variety of issues, the market is reading the moment as a…

Euronews

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup plot

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has started to serve a 27-year prison sentence on Tuesday after he was convicted for leading a coup attempt following his 2022 presidential election loss, despite pressure and protest from US President Donald Trump.

Latin Times

Brazil's Lula Vows to Speak With Trump to Avoid Conflict With Venezuela: 'One Shot Is All it Takes and Who Knows What Could Happen'

"We are not going to repeat the mistake made in the war between Russia and Ukraine" said Lula, adding that he is "very worried" about the military escalation in the Caribbean

Radio France Internationale

Amazon summit seals climate deal without fossil fuel plan

Nations clinched a deal at the UN's COP30 climate summit in the Amazon Saturday without a roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels as demanded by the European Union and other countries.

Radio France Internationale

Fossil fuel showdown looms on UN climate summit's final day

A breach, a blockade, and a blaze: tumultuous UN climate talks head into their final day Friday in the Brazilian Amazon, with countries still sharply split over fossil fuels.

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