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Bolsonaro and Lula clash in last TV debate before Brazilian election

The deeply polarising figures attacked each other's character and record, accused each other of lying and refused repeatedly to answer each other's questions.

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Euroviews. Brazil elections: When pulling on a football shirt gets political

President Jair Bolsonaro has managed to associate his own political persona and his bid for a second term in office to the beloved Brazilian football shirt...

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Campaigning ends before Brazil's presidential run-off on Sunday

On Sunday Brazilians will choose between a future of conservative values under the nationalist incumbent or the return of a leftist former president who has promoted his past record.

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Poverty increasing among Brazil's indigenous people

As Brazil's presidential run-off approaches, the country's indigenous people hope for improvement but fear nothing will change for them no matter who is elected

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Lula and Bolsonaro clash in election debate ahead of run-off vote

They repeatedly called each other liars and alleged corruption.

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Brazil election: The fate of the Amazon now 'hangs in the balance'

Deforestation has risen to an all-time high during Bolsonaro’s presidency. Can Brazil’s election change the future of the Amazon rainforest?

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Lula and Bolsonaro go to second round in Brazil's polarised election

The much tighter result dashed hopes of a quick resolution to a deeply polarised election in the world's fourth-largest democracy.

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Lula and Bolsonaro supporters rally on eve of Sunday's election

Rival supporters gathered in Sao Paulo ahead of Sunday's election, with opinion polls suggesting ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leads the right-wing incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro lashes out at Lula at last TV election debate

Brazil's top presidential candidates exchange insults at last televised election debate ahead of Sunday's vote.

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EU-Mercosur: Elections in Brazil could change trade relationship

Former president Lula da Silva vowed to get EU-Mercosur deal up and running in six months if re-elected.

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Brazil's presidential election could be over after just one round

Former president Lula da Silva's lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the opinion polls is so big he could win the election without the need for a second-round run-off.

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Euroviews. Europe should keep a watchful eye on Bolsonaro after election | View

"Bolsonaro has been saying that he reserves the right to only accept a defeat in the upcoming general election if he judges that they were fairly held," warns Rafael Loris, a professor of Latin American and Brazilian History and Politics at the University of Denver.

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Brazil celebrates 200 years of independence from Portugal

Millions of Brazilians took to the streets to celebrate 200 years of independence from Portugal. And as the military tanks rolled onto the streets, President Jair Bolsonaro asked his followers to 'make a stand'.

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Corruption allegations as Bolsonaro and Lula clash in election debate

Brazil is set to elect a new president in October.

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Brazilian President Bolsonaro rally kicks off election campaign

Right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro kicks off his election campaign in Rio with a plea to the left to join his side

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Dom Phillips: Why is the Amazon rainforest dangerous for journalists?

British journalist Dom Phillips has been missing in the Amazon rainforest with his guide since Sunday - but there’s more to the story than you might think.

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Brazil: Thousands of indigenous people demonstrate for their land rights

Thousands of indigenous people are demonstrating in Brasilia to oppose mining and oil exploration in their reserves.

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Thousands protest against Bolsonaro's anti-environment bills in Brazil

"Brazil is at a crossroads. Amazon deforestation is out of control, violence against Indigenous people has increased."

Nature

Why is no one talking about the surge in forest growth in Europe?

Growth of European woodland seems to be an exception to the ongoing international deforestation crisis, but political challenges related to global forestry are greater than tree planting.

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Brazilian president 'doing well' after being rushed to hospital

"He is stable, undergoing treatment, and will be reevaluated throughout the morning," his doctors said in a statement. "At the moment, there is no forecast for his release."