World Nov 02 Bolsonaro supporters call on Brazil's military to keep him in power Thousands of people who back the far-right president gathered outside one of the army's eight regional headquarters a day after Bolsonaro stopped short of conceding the election but authorized his chief of staff to begin the transition process.
World Oct 31 Brazil's voters return Lula to presidency, right-wing Bolsonaro yet to concede Brazilians have delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a divisive presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro's far-right politics.
World Oct 29 Bolsonaro, Lula make final appeals for votes ahead of Brazil's runoff Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made their final appeals for support ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff vote following an acrimonious face-to-face debate.
World Oct 28 Bolsonaro courts farm vote with former Brazilian minister of agriculture President Jair Bolsonaro's former agriculture minister has become the face of his campaign in Brazil's agribusiness heartland — a part of the country where the conservative incumbent appears to be leading his leftist rival, ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
World Oct 20 Jair Bolsonaro struggles to sway Brazil's poor voters with welfare boost Even if it was an obvious election-year gambit, needy Brazilians are grateful for the extra 200 reais ($38) per month -- but perhaps not enough to switch their political allegiance to the far-right leader in large numbers.
World Oct 02 Bolsonaro, Lula appear headed for runoff in Brazil's polarized presidential election Brazil's top two presidential candidates were neck-and-neck late Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office for another…
World Sep 30 Hardship for Brazil's poor may cost Bolsonaro presidential election Brazil’s presidential election will be decided by tens of millions of poor people, and they look set to eject incumbent Jair Bolsonaro from office.
World Aug 11 Brazilians rally for democracy, seek to rein in President Jair Bolsonaro The event was held Thursday at the University of Sao Paulo’s law school. It carried echoes of a gathering nearly 45 years ago when citizens amassed to denounce a brutal military dictatorship, which lasted two decades.
World Jul 13 Brazil's former President Lula da Silva asks for calm after leftist official's killing Da Silva's calls for peace reflect growing concerns about the presidential campaign and October election in a highly polarized Brazil. President Jair Bolsonaro has suggested he may not accept the ballot, while urging Brazilians to arm themselves.
World Apr 23 Brazil's Carnival celebration is back after 2 year break due to COVID Rio's Sambadrome has been home to the parade since the 1980s, and is a symbol of Brazil's Carnival festivities. During the pandemic, it was a shelter for more than 400 homeless people and also served as a vaccination station.