The day after a Workers Party (PT) official was shot dead by a supporter of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in July, the Federal Police ...
The state has the most gun clubs per capita in Brazil. "I don't wear red in public anymore," said Gabriel Oliveira, referring to the PT's trademark color, at a recent Lula campaign event in the southern Bolsonaro stronghold of Florianopolis. In 2018, over 75% of Catarinenses voted for Bolsonaro, the second-highest state total. "That's a good idea for us to try with that bearded frog (Lula), but it has to be a Taurus." The latest involved a pro-Bolsonaro businessman who posted a video on Instagram firing an assault rifle at an image of Lula. But it also seems ordinary Brazilians are stockpiling firearms in case Lula wins and fulfills a vow to "disarm" Brazil. If it were a (Brazilian-made) Taurus, he would have blown that shithead to hell," he wrote on the site. In July, they warned the deluge of guns inspired "well-founded fears about what could happen amid possible violent protests" around the election. Its warnings about an armed and angry resistance to the PT also offer a glimpse of the lingering challenges Lula may face if, as polls suggest, he beats Bolsonaro next month. before stabbing to death the man who responded, "I am," according to Ceara state police. They asked the top Federal Police officers in each state to reinforce Lula campaign events with bulletproof cars, tactical teams, drones and intelligence reports. With just days to go until the first-round vote, the country is on edge.
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is ahead in the polls. But will his authoritarian rival, incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, accept the result if ...
[Lula stands far ahead in the polls](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-23/lula-s-support-puts-first-round-win-back-in-play-datafolha-says). Brazil now seems likely to join this group, swinging the region’s ideological pendulum to the left in an [apparent revival of the “pink tide](https://www.thenation.com/article/world/lula-brazil-bolosnaro-amorim/).” [only if he himself judges that they were fairly held](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-bolsonaro-says-may-not-accept-2022-election-under-current-voting-system-2021-07-07/). [privileged groups](http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/28/world/americas/brazil-protests-favelas/index.html) and deftly managed through social media campaigns, grew to include [voters across](http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/28/world/americas/brazil-protests-favelas/index.html) the economic and political spectrum. [return of the left across Latin America](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/pink-tide-south-america-politics-economy/) has renewed hopes that gains in cutting poverty, which took off 20 years ago, will resume. Throughout his term in office, Bolsonaro has [actively promoted the destruction of the Amazon forest](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/20/americas/brazil-bolsonaro-deforestation-term-intl-latam/index.html) and [portrayed indigenous peoples](https://www.dw.com/en/brazils-indigenous-communities-resist-bolsonaro/a-51909742) [and environmental groups](https://inthesetimes.com/article/amazon-brazil-jair-bolsonaro-environmental-ngo) as working against the interests of the nation. [order to resist](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-rousseff-protests-idUSKBN0MB0WJ20150316) this progressive path. Meanwhile, [nostalgia for a military dictatorship](https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/10/the-brazilian-nostalgia-for-dictatorship) that most citizens never experienced influences some voters, particularly conservative ones. [Brazilian politics](https://liberalarts.du.edu/about/people/rafael-r-ioris) and [modern Latin American history](https://www.bu.edu/history/profile/jeffrey-w-rubin/), we have studied Brazil from the ground up. That project will be the task of a broad center-left coalition led by [former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/18/lula-presidential-return-brazil-polls-banish-bolsonaro) of the Workers Party. Lula’s economic and welfare policies, for example, [brought 30 million people out of poverty](https://www.npr.org/2017/07/16/537509429/the-next-step-for-brazils-lula) and provided lower-income, mostly nonwhite Brazilians with new opportunities for upward mobility. But the erosion in his polling numbers has opened the path for some moderate conservatives to join ranks with Lula to try to prevent Bolsonaro’s reelection.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has been waging an all-out campaign to shore up the crucial evangelical vote ahead of Oct. 2 elections.
“It is a brand of lying, of cynicism to deceive the people. It should guarantee the operation and freedom of however many churches people want to create,” he said. “And the doors of hell will not prevail against our family, the Brazilian church or our Brazil.” One video showed her repeating “glory to God,” speaking in tongues and hopping joyfully after the Senate approved his evangelical Supreme Court appointee. She was then attacked by an evangelical couple who entered her temple and hit her over the head with a Bible, and died of a heart attack not long after. “For the first time, I see our country very divided with regard to religions, and I think that really inflates intolerance.” 15 that evangelicals “woke up to fact it’s impossible to be Christian and from the left.” Today just a small minority practices the religions in Brazil, and in recent years there have been increased reports of incidents of religious intolerance targeting them, particularly at the hands of members of Pentecostal and neo-Pentecostal churches. “This discourse that the election will be a religious war is theirs,” Santini said. 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. Viana was caught in the crossfire of a religiously tinged political attack on da Silva, who leads all polls against the incumbent. “I expected this from an ordinary evangelical person, but not from a person like the first lady.”
Since throwing off the dictatorship in 1985, Latin America's largest country has enjoyed relative calm during its elections. This year, many say, ...
“Bolsonaro is the first one to openly use the discourse of violence against his opponent.” “The whole thing has no logic, and there was no such thing before. Authorities identified the assailant as Adélio Bispo de Oliveira, a former member of the Socialism and Liberty Party who claimed he was on “a mission from God.” A court ruled that he was mentally ill and couldn’t be held responsible for his actions. “They thought he was a bolsonarista,” he said. As a congressman, he suggested the military should have killed more people during the dictatorship, and said only a “civil war” would bring true change to Brazil. Of course I am,” he said. But he argued that the violence from the right-wing bolsonaristas and Lula’s petistas are different. Fabiano dos Santos, 42, a convenience store worker in São Paulo, said he will vote for Lula as he has always done. Four years ago, he urged his followers to “shoot the ‘petralhada,’ ” a slur for Workers’ Party supporters. Bolsonaro initially refused to condemn Arruda’s killing, saying he would wait for the investigation to establish a motive. A man was shot inside an evangelical church in Goiânia last month after he expressed disagreement over the distribution of pamphlets urging churchgoers not to vote for leftist parties. About half of those believe violence is “very justified.” There’s little variation between Lula and Bolsonaro supporters.
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 ...
“It is a brand of lying, of cynicism to deceive the people. “And the doors of hell will not prevail against our family, the Brazilian church or our Brazil.” It should guarantee the operation and freedom of however many churches people want to create,” he said. One video showed her repeating “glory to God,” speaking in tongues and hopping joyfully after the Senate approved his evangelical Supreme Court appointee. She was then attacked by an evangelical couple who entered her temple and hit her over the head with a Bible, and died of a heart attack not long after. “For the first time, I see our country very divided with regard to religions, and I think that really inflates intolerance.” 15 that evangelicals “woke up to fact it’s impossible to be Christian and from the left.” Today just a small minority practices the religions in Brazil, and in recent years there have been increased reports of incidents of religious intolerance targeting them, particularly at the hands of members of Pentecostal and neo-Pentecostal churches. One video shared widely in evangelical circles early this year was edited so he appeared to say the devil was speaking to him and taking control. 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. Viana was caught in the crossfire of a religiously tinged political attack on da Silva, who leads all polls against the incumbent. “I expected this from an ordinary evangelical person, but not from a person like the first lady.”
The organisers seek to assess contemporary Arab culture in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile and Colombia. "The Latin American Arab phenomenon is special," ...
If it is important for the people of Latin America to know more about Arab culture, the reverse is also true, and Arabs in the Middle East should seek to learn more about Latin America. I hope that people shed more light on this project and Arab culture across Latin America." According to Professor Safa Jubran of São Paulo University, the project is unprecedented. Many topics are addressed by the project in research, translation and events, as well as the education of children through online tools. "Their names are recorded in all areas of Latin American life," he said. The project analyses the main structures for promoting contemporary Arab culture in the five target countries, but there are already plans for expansion to look at other countries as well. The event was attended by the Director of UNESCO and representatives from across Latin America. He stressed the important role played by Arabs and Palestinians in Latin America. Today, millions of Latin Americans of Arab descent are proud of their ancestry." The organisers seek to assess contemporary Arab culture in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile and Colombia. "The Latin American Arab phenomenon is special," explained Ambassador Osmar Chohfi, president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber. Those across Latin America are an example of a sizeable group of immigrants who have integrated successfully into the host cultures.
Extreme content is spreading rapidly on the country's social networks, sparking fears of a violent uprising.
“That’s where you see the most vicious type of content.” Another post promoted the popular conspiracy theory that Boslonaro will win with at least 60 percent of the vote, giving him a “blank check” to control the country with military force. “We’re seeing just dreadful similarities to what happened in the US.” “On the mainstream platforms, [the far right] will perhaps be a bit more careful about the content that they’re posting,” says Kahn. “We are not thugs, we are free Brazilians fighting for your freedom!” reads one post in a pro-Bolsonaro Telegram group of more than 1,300 people in September. Researchers say that Telegram has become the hub of the country’s far right, which is calling for a military coup or violent uprising akin to the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, should sitting president Jair Bolsonaro lose.
Brazil's presidential election in October has become a riveting head-to-head contest between two larger-than-life figures representing opposite ends of the ...
He has evoked memories of a golden period for Brazil, when government policies funded by a commodities boom successfully eradicated hunger, reduced poverty and bolstered the ranks of the middle class -- good times he has pledged to revive. The state of the economy is, by quite some margin, the main worry of Brazilian voters, and it’s shown signs of improvement in the past few months. He’s stated that only God could remove him from office and has for most of his four years in government sought to undermine institutions that impose checks and balances on his powers. Lula, a former labor union leader, was found guilty of money laundering and corruption in 2017 and sentenced to almost 10 years in prison, which prevented him from running in the elections that brought Bolsonaro to power four years ago. Bolsonaro, 67, a former army captain who was stabbed while on the campaign trail in 2018 and has been hospitalized several times as a result of that attack, is equally controversial. While there are nine other contenders in the race, none has a realistic chance of winning.
South America's largest democracy will hold presidential elections on Oct. 2 with two iconic Latin American populists as competing candidates: Mr. Bolsonaro ...
She has been leading a project called “Encantar a Política” (“Enchanting Politics”), whose main objective is to recover the sense of a common good in political culture. Instead of promoting division in settings where there is already a lot of conflict, Catholics should be the ones “bringing love and enchantment to politics,” Ms. He said two issues have to be taken more seriously in the current relations between the church and the political establishment in Brazil. “In this political moment, the Catholic Church needs to be more discerning, prophetic and courageous,” he said. Calling on Brazilians to vote with “consciousness and responsibility,” the bishops have lamented the manner in which candidates have exploited religion. Brazil’s bishops have encouraged voters to choose candidates for Congress and the presidency who are “committed to the integral defense of life, defending it at all stages, from conception to natural death,” a message that would apparently put many Catholics at odds with Mr. “Stirring up the political process, fomenting chaos and encouraging authoritarian actions are definitely not a project of interest to the Brazilian people,” the bishops said. [access to vaccines was discouraged or hindered by the federal government](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/world/americas/brazil-covid-variants-vaccinations.html) and by Mr. Bolsonaro, in fact, had been elected to Congress and the presidency through the system he now insinuates is defective. Poverty has been on the rise during the crisis, and more than 33.1 million Brazilians—16 percent of all households—are living in hunger, a number 73 percent higher than two years ago, according to the [Brazilian Network for Research on Food Security](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220608-historic-setback-for-brazil-as-hunger-surges). A Trump-style social media campaign to undermine confidence in the electoral system conducted by Mr. Different civil authorities, such as the attorney general and Supreme Court justices, used the ceremony to defend the current electoral model and the integrity of the electronic voting system.
By Jimin Kang RECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) - When Ariel Nery left the pews of her conservative evangelical megachurch for the floor cushions and hammocks of the ...
"Bolsonaro indisputably defends the most conservative ideals along with the conservative evangelical Christian population," said Renato Antunes, 41, a traditional Baptist pastor and city councilman in the northeastern city of Recife. "The gates of Hell will not prevail over our family and the Brazilian church." "We receive huge numbers of people in the church who are going to vote for Lula, but don't admit it ... The two were running neck-and-neck among evangelical voters until a few months ago, according to pollster Datafolha. Political polarization is contributing to the roughly 20% of evangelical Brazilians who called themselves "unchurched" in the last census, according to Rodolfo Capler, a Baptist pastor and researcher at the Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo. Bolsonaro has peppered his public schedule with near daily events alongside religious leaders.
Brazil's global football tour continued in Paris with an entertaining 5-1 win over Tunisia at the Parc des Princes. The crowd in France were treated to an ...
Pedro added a fifth late on with a good finish to put the icing on the cake of a comfortable victory. The red was a bizarre decision and seemed to be a complete overreaction, spurred on by Neymar's histrionics and the complaints of his teammates. Dylan Bronn made a late challenge on the Paris Saint-Germain star and after a scuffle involving both teams, was shown a red card by the referee.
Richarlison of Brazil controls the ball during the international friendly match between Brazil and Tunisia at Parc des Princes on September 27, 2022 in Paris, ...
Richarlison was celebrating scoring Brazil's second goal when a banana was thrown on the pitch as the Brazilian FA condemned the incident on Twitter.
It read: “Unfortunately a banana was thrown on the pitch towards Richarlison, scorer of the second Brazilian goal. I insist on saying that the punishments need to be more severe.” Footage showed Manchester United midfielder Fred kicking the banana away.
Brazil encountered a racist fan incident, laser pointers from the stands and rash defensive challenges from Tunisia in a 5-1 victory on Tuesday at the Parc ...
They will enter the World Cup as one of the favourites, and it appears What was meant to intimidate Brazil in another act of bigotry towards Tite's team did no such thing. Brazil encountered a racist fan incident, laser pointers from the stands and rash defensive challenges from Tunisia in a 5-1 victory on Tuesday at the Parc des Princes.
During the match, a banana was thrown from the stands toward the Brazil players while they were celebrating a goal. Brazilian players have been vocal ...
I insist on saying that the punishments need to be more severe," Brazilian FA president Ednaldo Rodrigues said. Raphinha scored his second with a precise low shot from the edge of the area in the 40th after a lightning counter-attack. However, Tunisia equalised seven minutes later with an opportunistic header by Montassar Talbi from a free kick.
Presidential candidates offer competing visions for country's most valuable listed business in energy transition.
The macho incumbent may try to attempt a US Capitol-style coup if defeated, says James N Green, professor of Brazilian history and culture at Brown ...
[January 6-style](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/20/january-6-hearings-trump-violated-law-stop-attack) attempt to overturn the election results remains to be seen. Finally eligible to run for the presidency, he immediately surged in the polls. [mishandling of the Covid-19 crisis](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/27/outrage-brazil-jair-bolsonaro-avoids-five-charges-related-to-covid-response) alienated many supporters. Knowing that Lula is ahead in the polls, US policymakers are signalling that they can live with a centre-left government led by the Workers’ party. Brazilian civil society organisations have also called on leaders around the world to recognise the election results. [sentenced to 12 years in prison](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/08/lula-brazil-released-prison-supreme-court-ruling). In August, and in response to Bolsonaro’s calls for armed forces to monitor the election results, some of the country’s most prominent lawyers and public figures issued a manifesto in defence of democracy, Bolsonaro was catapulted to the presidential palace four years ago under unusual circumstances. If you can get the armed forces or militias to intervene, all the better. If you lose, simply blame the press, the polls and the voting machines. Its far-right incumbent president, Jair Bolsonaro, will have to pull off the seemingly impossible to defeat his centre-left rival. As Brazil prepares to head to the polls in early October, the country is bracing for a change of course.
A banana was thrown from the crowd at Brazil players celebrating a goal in a friendly against Tunisia in Paris on Tuesday.
[Tottenham Hotspur](/soccer/team?id=367) forward Richarlison, who was celebrating scoring Brazil's second goal of the game, said racism will continue "every day and everywhere" if it goes unpunished. "We are accustomed, it always happens with our national team," Rodrigo told Spanish radio station COPE. No time bro!"
President Jair Bolsonaro has sowed doubts about election security and urged his base to “go to war” if the vote is “stolen.”
“They don’t respect democracy, they don’t respect congress, and they don’t respect the judiciary,” said João Roberto Martins Filho, a professor at the Federal University of São Carlos and a former president of the Brazilian Association of Defense Studies. “If it is God’s will, I will continue,” he said in an interview with a pool of evangelical podcasters this month. “He could summon his supporters to take to the streets and cause turmoil, especially if there’s a second round,” said Guilherme Casarões, a political analyst at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo. Former presidential candidates across the political spectrum have thrown their support behind Lula for the sake of “democracy.” In August, thousands of Brazilians gathered at the University of São Paulo’s law school, site of an anti-dictatorship protest in 1977, to rally for the rule of law. “We want to avoid an episode such as the Capitol invasion.” “But the people are not going to stand by quietly as the chair is stolen from a president who everyone voted for and loved.” A compromise with election officials will allow the military to audit a small sampling of the ballots cast Sunday. Bolsonaro also has pressed for the military to conduct a vote count in parallel with election officials. After a supreme court judge warned of the potential for political violence, Bolsonaro pointedly told his supporters to not stage a “new Capitol” invasion. Should he win outright, any attempt by Bolsonaro to cling to power would come up against institutions that are weaker than those in the United States — and would be the biggest challenge to democracy here since the end of the dictatorship in 1985. I think a number of autocrats could very well be put on the back foot.” The vote — Sunday is the first round — is pitting Bolsonaro’s supporters, the most radical of whom want a strongman in office, against Brazilians eager to end his Trumpian run.
In Brazil's 2018 elections, 422 candidates running in executive and legislative races at state and federal levels across the country received donations from ...
He voted in favor of the administration’s agenda [97% of times](https://radar.congressoemfoco.com.br/parlamentar/1204472/perfil), including supporting bills considered harmful to the environment, [according to experts](https://ruralometro2022.reporterbrasil.org.br/politicos/jose-medeiros). Rotta is the founder and owner of [UniSeeds](https://uniseeds.com.br/quem-somos), a group that sells soy and other grain seeds. [one](https://www.camara.leg.br/propostas-legislativas/2263069) that, if approved, will limit the amount of fines that IBAMA can impose on environmental violators, with a possible reduction in overall fines. [by IBAMA](https://servicos.ibama.gov.br/ctf/publico/areasembargadas/ConsultaPublicaAreasEmbargadas.php) for illegal deforestation in the municipality of Sapezal, in Mato Grosso’s northwestern corner. [Congresso em Foco](https://radar.congressoemfoco.com.br/parlamentar/1204472/perfil) (“Congress in Focus”) describes Medeiros as one of Bolsonaro’s staunchest allies in the Chamber. Mendes reportedly pressured regulators to approve a project to build small hydroelectric plants (SHPs) in one of the main rivers of the Pantanal. It was followed by the states of Rondônia, with 4.3 million reais ($1.1 million); São Paulo, with 1.6 million reais ($411,000); and Tocantins, with 1.5 million reais ($385,000). It shows his campaign received more than 1 million reais ($257,000) in donations from environmental violators, a figure that exceeds the amount raised by all 18 other politicians elected in the same state by the same sources. [Lucas do Rio Verde](https://www.olharjuridico.com.br/noticias/exibir.asp?id=48025¬icia=pivetta-se-livra-de-acao-que-julga-possiveis-fraudes-a-licitacoes-em-lucas-do-rio-verde) (MT). In the 2018 elections, 422 candidates running in executive and legislative races at state and federal levels across Brazil received donations from individuals and partners of companies linked to environmental crimes in the Amazon. In fact, more candidates were financed by environmental violators in Mato Grosso in the 2018 election than in any other state, according to the analysis, raking in 6 million reais ($1.5 million at the prevailing exchange rate) in total. It also showed that these environmental violators had racked up a combined more than 260 million reais ($67 million) as of the time of the election — more than in any other state.
Brazil's impressive end to its World Cup preparation was overshadowed by racist abuse as forward Richarlison had a banana thrown at him by a fan during the ...
“Those are dances to celebrate the cultural diversity of the world. “But my desire to win, my smile and the sparkle in my eyes are much bigger than that. FIFA President Gianni Infantino was at Tuesday’s game at the Parc des Princes. I insist on saying that the punishments need to be more severe.” I was a victim of a xenophobic and racist comment. “They belong to Ronaldinho, Neymar, [Lucas] Paqueta, [Antoine] Griezmann, Joao Felix, Matheus Cunha … I’m not going to stop.” But none of that started yesterday. The Tottenham Hotspur star scored Brazil’s second goal but as he celebrated a banana was thrown at him among other objects. CBF President Ednaldo Rodrigues later added: “This time, I saw it with my own eyes. This shocks us. “Unfortunately a banana was thrown on the pitch towards Richarlison, scorer of the second Brazilian goal,” read a CBF statement on Twitter.
Polls show left-wing former president Lula ousting incumbent Jair Bolsonaro on October 2.
“Now they are emboldened to express these views.” [](https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/we-will-all-die-if-we-continue-like-this-indigenous-people-push-un-for-climate-justice/) Two weeks ago, the former president’s environment minister, Marina Silva, who resigned in 2008 over objections to hydroelectric dam permitting, endorsed his candidacy after he agreed to implement [a list of environmental policies](https://valor.globo.com/politica/eleicoes-2022/noticia/2022/09/12/marina-silva-divulga-propostas-entregues-a-lula-leia-integra-da-carta-compromisso.ghtml) that she proposed. More recently, activists decried Lula’s support for reconstructing the [BR-319 highway through the Amazon](https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/br-319-hearings-an-attack-on-brazils-interests-and-amazonias-future-commentary/). [by over 70 percent](https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/fatos-primeiro-lula-e-impreciso-ao-citar-reducao-de-desmatamento-na-amazonia-nos-governos-petistas/). Between 2010 and 2021, illegal mining [increased on Indigenous lands by 632 percent](https://observatoriodamineracao.com.br/bolsonaro-cumpre-promessa-e-garimpo-em-terras-indigenas-cresce-632-em-uma-decada/), with the most drastic increases occurring under Bolsonaro’s watch. “Lula in 2022 is a different animal,” said Angelo. He also appointed anti-environmentalist staff to regulatory agencies across the federal government and prevented enforcement of environmental policy. Plus, Angelo adds, in contrast to his first tenure, they are now heavily armed as Bolsonaro has relaxed gun control laws. In his current campaign, the former president has spoken out against the destruction of the Amazon, promising to put an end to illegal mining and fight organized networks driving deforestation. [recent polling](https://especiaisg1.globo/politica/eleicoes/2022/pesquisas-eleitorais/presidente/1-turno/) from the group IPEC, Lula has been picking up steam in the final days of the campaign, solidifying a significant lead. IPEC’s polling indicates that if the election were to take place today, Lula would likely receive 52 percent of the valid vote — after deducting null ballots — which points to a possible first-round victory. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote on October 2, the election goes to a runoff on October 30.
At a feverish Parc des Princes, dotted with red shirts and the colors of Esperance, the Tunisia supporters, who had snapped up all tickets in a matter of days, ...
Before the 2026 World Cup, the CBF had wanted to modernize South America’s ten-team marathon World Cup qualifying format to open the door to participation in the Nations League. But Tite was under pressure, from the fans to win the 2019 Copa America and from himself to rebuild a team. With the introduction of the Nations League, Brazil no longer has the luxury of testing against Germany and other European heavyweights. In 2018, the CBF broke tradition and maintained Tite at the helm, the first coach to stay on since Mario Zagallo in 1970. A new inquisition follows and the cycle repeats itself. By half-time, the African side was out of the game, mirroring Ghana’s despair a few days earlier in Le Havre.
Lula would enter office with a progressive agenda. Will he be able to repeat the successes of his last presidency?
[illegal mining and deforestation surged](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02644-x) across the Amazon. He is seen as a champion of Brazil’s [indigenous population](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-lula-promises-indigenous-tribes-he-will-reverse-bolsonaro-measures-2022-04-12/) and of LGBTQ+ rights, having called homophobia a “ [perverse disease](https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2008/06/11/brazilian-president-calls-homophobia-a-perverse-disease/)”. The overarching legacy of a Lula re-election, according to Brazil’s former finance minister Nelson Barbosa, would be “to consolidate democracy in Brazil”. (Editor’s note: for more on the shortcomings of GDP as a measure of the success or failure of a policy or leader, see [this article](https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/gdp-measurement-new-zealand-beyond-economic-growth/) from our archive.) [income inequality](https://brazilian.report/liveblog/2022/06/10/default-inflation-inequality/) and provide a shot in the arm for the country’s vast informal sector (made up of tens of millions of citizens not registered in official employment data). Originally drafted in 2020, it stressed the need for an “ecological transition to a low carbon economy”, and supported a “Green New Deal”. What’s more, the inevitable horse-trading needed to secure a majority in Brazil’s fragmented congress will likely hamper an economically progressive agenda. At [90%](https://www.capitaleconomics.com/publications/latin-america-economics-focus/lula-lessons-past#no-back), the country’s gross debt-to-GDP ratio is one third higher than when Lula left office in 2010. [17-point lead](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/lula-remains-ahead-bolsonaro-brazil-election-looms-poll-2022-09-26/) over his rival. In a last-gasp effort to woo voters, the package includes a cap on petrol taxes and handouts to low-income families. He’s already hinted that he would maintain the recently approved boost to social welfare. Although he looks set to fall short of the 50% voting share needed to avoid a second-round vote, which would take place on 30 October, he remains odds-on to win the run-off.
Tunisia's football federation (FTF) has denounced the racism that marred Tuesday's 5-1 defeat in Paris, where Brazil's Richarlison had a banana thrown at ...
You can't leave any space, you have to be completely focused." The use of lasers and whistling during national anthems are unfortunately common, but throwing bananas at opponents is a new low - whether an intentional racist action or not." "The main point of the match was to learn. You need to manage difficult moments in a match. "If the identity of the person who threw the banana is confirmed as being Tunisian, we apologise on behalf of him and on behalf of all Tunisians present at the stadium and who reaffirmed that the Tunisian fans are a phenomenon." "We strongly condemn any practice of racism that may occur in any stadium in the world," the FTF said in a statement.
Brazil remains tense in advance of October 2 vote, as polls show former left-wing leader ahead of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Former ...
Brazil witnessed a racist fan incident in their mauling of Tunisia in France which has inspired the Tunisian Football Federation to make an open apology.
In their response, the Tunisian football authority has apologized for the sad episode although feel the culprit is not a Tunisian. "If the identity of the person who threw the banana is confirmed as being Tunisian, we apologise on behalf of him and on behalf of all Tunisians present at the stadium and who reaffirmed that the Tunisian fans are a phenomenon. During Richarlison's goal celebration after scoring the South Americans’ second goal at the Parc des Princes, bananas were thrown at the Tottenham Hotspur striker in an attempt to intimidate the five-time World Cup winners.
The #ShareInformation #ShareDemocracy campaign promotes free speech and the right to information during the Brazilian 2022 general elections.
Because of their independent nature, and because they are located in territories with land disputes, or commanded by militias, they are much more vulnerable and exposed to violence. We are also defining what is and what is not freedom of expression. The campaign, launched in July, correct specifically aims to engage with young people and people with disabilities. Among those disseminating disinformation are elected politicians, some of whom target the electoral process and share false information about ballots and electronic voting machines. Through it, ARTIGO 19 has led workshops and training on producing content and helped partner organisations present and document the work they do, and helped disseminate that information and key messages around the elections, online and in print. #ShareInformation #ShareDemocracy – #CompartilheInformacao #CompartilheDemocracia in Portuguese – promotes free and fair elections and encourages people to exercise their democratic right to vote.
Brazilian footballer Richarlison subjected to racist abuse during a friendly game in Paris against Tunisia.
Fighting racism is not a cause; it is a fundamental change to sweep this type of crime from the entire planet. “We must always remember that we are all the same, no matter what colour, race, or religion. Após o segundo gol do Brasil, uma banana foi arremessada em direção a Richarlison. A banana thrown onto the pitch at Richarlison? In 2022? a banana was thrown on the pitch towards Richarlison, scorer of the second Brazilian goal,” the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Twitter, including a photograph of the banana lying by the touchline.
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“[During the campaign Bolsonaro] tried to create the narrative that he’s a president who talks nonsense but is sincere, has governed well and is taking care of people … was really significant when it came to [the opposition] painting a picture of a man with no heart.” “His heart would be racing with happiness,” said Zé Maria, 64. Winston Churchill was “a shadow of his former self” when he reclaimed power in 1951, also aged 76. “If he’s re-elected the chance of us becoming an authoritarian regime like Orbán’s Hungary really increases,” Ricupero said. “It’s unacceptable,” Paes declared, wiping away a tear as he pondered whether his father might still be alive had [Bolsonaro bought vaccines more quickly.](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/31/brazil-coronavirus-vaccine-jair-bolsonaro) “On 2 October we’ll vote for democracy.” Lula was the solution. “Vote for whoever you want, so long as you vote Lula.” I want Lula back,” Rosa said, predicting his candidate would win in the first round. “He’s the figure who embodies the hope of our people,” said Paes. “When Lula was president Brazilians weren’t going hungry.