Nov 22 Bolsonaro contests Brazil election results, demands votes be anulled By David Biller, Carla Bridi, Associated Press Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is contesting his defeat in the October election and calling on the electoral authority to annul votes cast on more than half of electronic voting machines used. Continue reading
Nov 16 Brazil’s Lula pledges ‘big fight’ against deforestation at COP27 By Peter Prengaman, Associated Press Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took several swipes at outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro, who pushed development of the Amazon, both in his pro-business rhetoric and how his administration managed the forests. Continue reading
Nov 15 Bolsonaro supporters protest against Brazil’s presidential election results By Diane Jeantet, Diarlei Rodrigues, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Brazilians wearing the colours of the national flag are gathering across the country to protest against President Jair Bolsonaro's defeat in last month’s election and asking for the armed forces to intervene. Continue reading
Nov 02 Bolsonaro supporters call on Brazil’s military to keep him in power By Diane Jeantet, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 3:17 Brazil President Bolsonaro does not concede after election defeat By Jane Ferguson, Shoshana Dubnow In Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro spoke publicly Tuesday for the first time since his reelection defeat. Former two-term President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva claimed victory in the close race. Bolsonaro did not concede the election and did not call… Continue watching
Nov 01 Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro declines to concede defeat By Diane Jeantet, Carla Bridi, Associated Press Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede the election he lost to leftist Lula da Silva in a brief speech that marked his first comments since results were released two days ago. Continue reading
Nov 01 Brazilian truckers protest Bolsonaro loss, block hundreds of roads By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Brazilian truckers supportive of President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked hundreds of roads to protest his election loss to former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Many truck drivers have jammed traffic in areas across the country since da Silva's victory… Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 5:18 Brazil’s former leftist leader ‘Lula’ defeats incumbent far-right President Bolsonaro By Jane Ferguson, Charles Lyons 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… Continue watching
Oct 31 Brazil’s voters return Lula to presidency, right-wing Bolsonaro yet to concede By Diane Jeantet, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 30 Lula edges ahead of Bolsonaro as final votes tallied in Brazil runoff election By Diane Jeantet, Carla Bridi, Associated Press Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva were very close in Brazil’s runoff presidential election with more than 97 percent of the votes tallied. Continue reading