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POLITICS5d agoBolsonaro’s party accepts Brazil election after Trump calls vote ‘rigged’Trump pushes unsubstantiated claims about Brazil's presidential vote but says he 'didn't take sides' in the race.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoBolsonaro’s Liberal Party accepts defeat in Brazil as Trump calls result ‘rigged’Hard-right Brazilian candidate is under criminal investigation related to an alleged money laundering schemeFinancial Times
POLITICS5d agoFlávio Bolsonaro's party recognizes Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory in the second round of presidential elections in BrazilPese a ello, el movimiento político pidió revisar y esclarecer los cuestionamientos que plantearon durante la jornada electoral del domingo.El Tiempo
POLITICS5d agoReader Q&A: After Lula’s sensational victory in Brazil’s presidential election, post your questions for the Guardian’s Latin America correspondentHaving lost the first round of Brazil’s presidential election to far right rival Flávio Bolsonaro, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spectacularly triumphed in the second. The Guardian’s Latin America corrrespondent Tom Phillips answered your questions on what’s next for Brazil.Jeremy Hurley asks: Why did the Brazil stock market tank after the election result, and will it recover?Tom: Basically, because the markets had been convinced that Flávio Bolsonaro was going to win and that after taking power he would implement a “chainsaw” style austerity programme inspired by Javier Milei’s governmeGuardian World
POLITICS5d agoFlavio Bolsonaro vows to lead opposition after Brazil court imposes travel banBrazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said on Monday a Supreme Court justice had barred him from leaving the country after he narrowly lost to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, who refused to concede defeat, denounced the order as intimidation and vowed to challenge the election results.France 24 [en]
POLITICS5d agoBolsonaro says police demand passports after Brazil election defeatFlavio Bolsonaro posted a video on social media saying police ordered him to surrender his passportsAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoIn Brazil, 'The spontaneous mobilization of Gen Z surprised even the leaders of Lula's Workers' Party'An unprecedented surge in youth voting, driven by a massive social media campaign, enabled the incumbent president to overturn what looked like a likely defeat, explains Anaïs Fléchet, a historian specializing in Brazil, in an interview.Le Monde [en]
POLITICS5d agoAbelardistas adopt the narrative, without evidence, of fraud in BrazilInfluenciadores abelardistas y políticos como Maria Fernanda Cabal han promovido la narrativa que tanto le cuestionaron al petrismo para desconocer el resultado en el vecino país. The post Abelardistas se montan en la narrativa, sin pruebas, de un fraude en Brasil appeared first on La Silla Vacía.La Silla Vacía
POLITICS5d agoFlávio Bolsonaro says he is not allowed to leave Brazil: 'Is attempt at intimidation'De Braziliaanse senator en oud-presidentskandidaat Flávio Bolsonaro zegt dat de federale politie hem heeft opgedragen om zijn paspoorten in te leveren. De zoon van de veroordeelde ex-president Jair Bolsonaro spreekt van een 'gruweldaad' die is bedoeld om hem te intimideren. Bolsonaro junior zegt dat hij door de politie werd aangesproken nadat hij op bezoek was geweest bij zijn vader, die onder huisarrest staat. "Ik kreeg de opdracht om mijn paspoorten in te leveren. Ook werd mij verboden om het land te verlaten", zegt Bolsonaro in een video op sociale media. Dat zou gebeurd zijn in opdracht vaNOS Buitenland
POLITICS5d agoSepetiba, a resort that entered the map of unprecedented Brazilian politicizationCon 35 mil habitantes y a sesenta kilómetros de Río, sus habitantes cientos de personas marcharon con banderas de Lula da Silva antes del balotaje.La movilización partió desde la playa de Doña Luiza y finalizó tras un recorrido de más de una hora en la iglesia de San Pedro.Clarín
POLITICS5d agoLula bucks prediction markets with Brazilian presidential winBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva bucked prediction market odds with his unlikely win in the Brazilian presidential runoff election this weekend. On Sunday, Lula was rated an underdog in the election, as his odds were at 20.2 percent on Kalshi and 20.5 percent on Polymarket at noon EDT. His opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, the…The Hill
POLITICS5d agoThe math of Lula's victory and the questions of a polarized BrazilThe victory was based on strong support in the Northeast and performance in Minas Gerais, while Flávio Bolsonaro retained the South and large urban centers. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's new administration will face a tight fiscal context, with a deficit of 9.48% and a debt reachingClarín
POLITICS5d agoBrazil: defeated Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passportsFar-right senator banned from leaving country as supreme court judge’s ruling cites money-laundering caseThe far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro was banned from leaving Brazil and ordered to surrender his passports just hours after his dramatic loss in the presidential election to the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.The ruling was issued by Alexandre de Moraes, the same supreme court justice who oversaw the trial of the senator’s father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro, for attempting a coup. Continue reading...Guardian World
POLITICS5d agoTrump says Brazil election looked 'rigged' without giving evidenceThe Trump administration has hailed a recent wave of right-wing election victories across South America.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS5d agoBrazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro says he will lead opposition to Lula governmentFlavio Bolsonaro said on Monday he would lead the opposition to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government, one day after he refused to concede electoral defeat to the incumbent. “To withstand the chaos, I’m going to organise the opposition,” the right-wing senator and son of ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro said. Flavio received 48.2 per cent of the vote compared with 51.8 per cent for incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Also on Monday, Flavio said a Supreme Court justice had banned...South China Morning Post
POLITICSBREAKING5d agoTrump says Brazil’s election results ‘looked rigged’President Trump dismissed Brazil’s presidential election results as “rigged” Monday after the South American country’s liberal President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection. “It looked terrible to me,” Trump said when asked if he thought Sunday’s election was fair. “I didn’t take sides, but it looked like another rigged election, frankly,” the president said.…The Hill
POLITICS5d agoWhat will Lula’s fourth term mean for Brazil?Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wins a fourth term as Bolsonaro disputes the result. Can he deliver on his promises of change?Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoBrazil's election ignites MAGA's midterm warningsPresident Trump and MAGA-world influencers are echoing Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro's claims of a rigged election after the Trump-aligned populist fell to the incumbent president in Sunday's election.The big picture: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's runoff victory has been widely seen as a counterweight to the global right's surge in Latin America. But Bolsonaro, like his father, isn't accepting defeat.What they're saying: "It looked like another rigged election, frankly," Trump told reporters Monday.He added, "Elections have to be indisputable, and it looked very badAxios
POLITICS5d agoTrump blasts "rigged" Brazil elections after Bolsonaro's defeatTrump criticizes the election in Brazil, calling it manipulated and corrupt, after the defeat of his ally Bolsonaro against Lula.The former American president, although close to Bolsonaro, expresses sympathy for Lula and questions electoral transparency.Clarín
POLITICS5d agoTrump calls Lula's election win in Brazil 'rigged' after his ally refused to concedeBolsonaro said he planned to request an annulment of the election following a chaotic extension of voting at the request of both candidatesThe Independent World
POLITICS5d agoHow a WhatsApp channel helped Lula win Brazil’s electionOver 10 million Lula supporters joined a WhatsApp channel to help boost his campaign.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS5d agoIn their words: Global leaders congratulate Trump critic Lula on reelection in Brazil - AP NewsIn their words: Global leaders congratulate Trump critic Lula on reelection in Brazil AP NewsAP News
POLITICS5d agoComeback kid: How did Brazil veteran-leader Lula upset Bolsonaro?Two days shy of his 81st birthday… Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerging as the comeback kid. Coming from behind in the polls after a bitter campaign where he often showed his age, Lula becoming the first candidate since Brazil’s return to democracy in the 1980s to win the presidential runoff after trailing in the first round. How did the Workers Party leader turn a 2-point-2 million vote deficit against the far-right's Flavio Bolsonaro into a 4-point-4 million vote win? Reminder that three short weeks ago, most races at the federal and state level broke the way of conservatives and the France 24 [en]
POLITICS5d agoDemocrats, world leaders congratulate Trump critic Lula on reelection in BrazilDemocratic lawmakers in the U.S. and leaders around the world congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula, for winning an unprecedented fourth term Sunday. Lula, an outspoken critic of President Trump, defeated Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday’s runoff election. Bolsonaro is the son of Brazil’s former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who is…The Hill
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