Oct 02 Bolsonaro, Lula appear headed for runoff in Brazil’s polarized presidential election By Diane Jeantet, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 2:20 News Wrap: Soccer match in Indonesia ends in tragedy In our news wrap Sunday, over 125 people died and hundreds were injured in Indonesia after a soccer match descended into chaos, polls closed in Brazil's general election, and Ukrainian officials say Russia attacked President Zelenskyy's hometown with drones, leveling… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 8:33 What’s at stake as Brazilians prepare to vote in highly divisive presidential election By Jane Ferguson, Eric O'Connor Brazilians go to the polls Sunday in a hotly contested election that has drawn the world's attention. Will voters reelect right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro? Or, return the twice-elected former president known to everyone as "Lula" to power? In partnership with… Continue watching
Sep 30 Hardship for Brazil’s poor may cost Bolsonaro presidential election By Mauricio Savarese, Victor Caivano, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 27 Facing electoral defeat, Brazil’s president wages campaign for evangelical vote By David Biller, Associated Press Bolsonaro is waging an all-out campaign to shore up the crucial evangelical vote that involves keyboard crusaders and the first lady ahead of Oct. 2 elections. Continue reading
Aug 18 Brazil government removes environment chief in possible reprisal By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press The action comes just days after the environmental chief granted an interview to television behemoth Globo about illegal gold mining in Yanomami Indigenous territory. Continue reading
Aug 15 Facebook misses misinformation in Brazilian election ads By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook failed to detect election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil's 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found. Continue reading
Aug 11 Brazilians rally for democracy, seek to rein in President Jair Bolsonaro By Diane Jeantet, Débora Álvares, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jul 30 Spain and Brazil report monkeypox deaths By Joseph Wilson, Maria Cheng, Associated Press The ministry based in Madrid said both fatalities were young men. It reported its first death on Friday, the same day that Brazil also reported its first death from monkeypox. Continue reading
Jul 22 Brazil prosecutors charge three suspects in murder of British journalist, Indigenous activist By David Biller, Associated Press Public prosecutors have charged three individuals with the June murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the remote western reaches of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, according to a statement. Continue reading