Brazil’s fearsome militias: mafia boom increases threat to democracy
Rio’s heavily armed paramilitary groups have exploded in influence in recent years to wield power over dozens of communities The theme from Mel Gibson’s Braveheart...
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Lula brands Bolsonaro ‘tiny little dictator’ in Brazil TV debate
Leftist challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva calls incumbent Jair Bolsonaro a ‘shameless liar’ who ‘fooled around’ with Covid causing huge fatalities The leftist frontrunner...
‘I’d eat an Indian’: rivals seize on unearthed Bolsonaro cannibalism boast
In a now viral video of a 2016 interview, the Brazilian president claims he would eat human flesh It was a shocking statement, even for...
Manslaughter trial over 2009 Air France crash begins with cries of ‘shame’
Anger as airline and Airbus plead not guilty to charge 13 years after flight AF447 crashed, killing 228 people A manslaughter trial over the 2009...
Amazon loses London-sized area of rainforest in a month with Bolsonaro’s reign under threat
Large area destroyed in September, as environmental criminals raced to wreck the region before possible change of president Amazon deforestation has soared ahead of Brazil’s...
Coldplay postpone shows after Chris Martin contracts ‘serious lung infection’
Band says 45-year-old singer ‘under strict doctor’s orders’ to rest and eight Brazil shows on world tour will be postponed to next year Coldplay has...
Brazil election 2022: live results from the presidential race
Incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and former president Lula will go to a runoff election at the end of the month after a tighter than expected first...
Brazil elections 2022 live: Lula in the lead with 90% of votes counted but run-off likely
Latest updates: leftwing former president edges ahead in vote in world’s fourth-largest democracy ‘We want no more hatred’: leftwing ex-president Lula on verge of comeback...
‘A day of hope’: Lula fans eager to see Bolsonaro defeated
Supporters of leftwing frontrunner confident he will prevail as 156 million Brazilians cast their votes Gabriela Leoncio has been waiting for the chance to free...
Polls put Lula on brink of comeback victory over Bolsonaro in Brazil
But hopes leftwing former president will defeat Jair Bolsonaro tempered by fear a runoff contest could mean weeks of turmoil and violence Brazil’s former leftwing...
