World Oct 31 Brazil’s former leftist leader ‘Lula’ defeats incumbent far-right President Bolsonaro Brazil will have a new president come January and he knows the job well. Former two-term President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by two million votes in Sunday's closely-watched runoff election. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports…
World Oct 27 Brazil’s Indigenous communities confront challenges to their land and way of life This weekend, millions of Brazilians will go to the polls to vote in the final round of a hugely consequential presidential election. Special Correspondent Jane Ferguson takes us inside the Amazon to explore how this election could impact Indigenous people…
World Oct 26 Future of Amazon rainforest at stake in Brazil’s presidential election On Sunday, millions of people across Brazil will vote in the final round of its presidential election. They'll choose between right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, and former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. To many, the future of the Amazon rainforest…
World May 25 Inequities in care, misinformation fuel COVID deaths among poor, indigenous Brazilians All across Brazil, slums — known as Favelas — have long been places of crime and poverty, marked by overcrowding and unsanitary conditions. They are among the hardest hit by the pandemic, in a country where the death toll just…
World May 05 Bolsonaro faces criminal investigation, possible impeachment over COVID response in Brazil Brazil formalized a criminal investigation last week into President Jair Bolsonaro’s response to the pandemic. It could lead to his impeachment. The country just passed 400,000 total fatalities so far, with no significant slowdown in sight. With support from the…