Lula defeats Bolsonaro in the closest election in Brazil’s history
Lula da Silva, the leftist former president, will govern Brazil for the third time after securing just under 51% of the vote
Seven reasons why Lula won Brazil’s presidential election
After defeating Bolsonaro, the left-wing former president will govern Latin America’s largest economy and most populous country for a third time
Acts of resistance: How Brazilian artists have fought back against Bolsonaro
Brazil’s cultural community is holding its breath before the final round of the elections on Sunday, which will decide if the far-right president will be re-elected, or if leftist Lula da Silva will return to power
Lula vs Bolsonaro: Brazil heads to the polls in heated presidential runoff
The country is bracing for a nail-biting finish to what has been a bitter campaign between two of the country’s most prominent figures
Brazil elections: Evangelicals for Lula?
Around 35% of members of this religious group supported the left-wing candidate in the first round of the vote, despite traditionally being associated with Jair Bolsonaro
Lula and Bolsonaro remove the gloves as Brazil presidential election goes to the wire
The polls point to a technical tie between the two candidates, who are courting undecided voters and seeking to curb abstentionism ahead of a final face-to-face meeting on Friday
Brazil elections: Bolsonaro, the strategy of destruction
Before becoming president of Brazil in 2018, the incumbent head of state spent 27 years as a congressman – his rise to power did nothing to temper his violent outbursts, distrustful nature or religious fundamentalism
Video: Jair Bolsonaro clashes with YouTuber Wilker Leão
The social media influencer has 125,000 followers on TikTok and 13,000 subscribers on YouTube
Study finds that Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro carried out an ‘institutional strategy to spread the coronavirus’
Investigation by NGO Conectas Derechos Humanos and São Paulo University has sought out the reasons behind the country’s Covid-19 death toll of more than 212,000 victims, as well as documenting the statements made by the president about the pandemic, vaccines and controversial ‘cures’
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