Bolsonaro fan stabs Lula supporter as Brazil election turns deadly
Political violence breaks out in Mato Grosso state after argument between followers of rival presidential candidates A supporter of Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has...
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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 The leading candidate to become Brazil’s...
Heart of Brazil’s first emperor returns after nearly 200 years for ‘state visit’
Pedro I declared independence from Portugal in 1822, and relic is now at the centre of politically charged election year celebrations Nearly two centuries after...
Leading grain traders ‘sourcing soy beans from Brazilian farm linked to abuse’
Bunge and Cargill, behind more than 30% of soy exports to EU and UK, accused of exposing suppliers to link with indigenous rights violations Two...
Lula says Bolsonaro ‘possessed by devil’ as he launches Brazil election campaign
Leftwing frontrunner counters far-right president’s efforts to demonize him with evangelical voters in bitterly divided country Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has...
Brazil’s presidential campaign launches amid fears of violence and upheaval
Far-right president Jair Bolsonaro is trailing in the polls and has hinted he will not cede power if defeated Campaigning in Brazil’s most important election...
Citizens’ manifesto declares Brazilian democracy facing ‘immense danger’
Declaration comes amid fears Jair Bolsonaro could attempt January 6-style coup to retain power if voted out in October Brazilian democracy faces a moment of...
WHO stresses monkeypox surge not linked to monkeys amid attack reports
World Health Organization issues statement after reports of animals being poisoned in Brazil The World Health Organization has stressed that monkeypox outbreaks are not linked...
Five more people arrested in Brazil over murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
Suspect already in custody is likely leader of illegal fishing mafia based in Amazon region, police say Brazilian police arrested another five people in connection...
Brazil ‘failing to fully investigate’ Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira murders
Rights groups accuse Brazilian government of not employing sufficient resources to examine case Leading human rights organisations have criticised the Brazilian government for what they...
