Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Lula holds double-digit advantage over Bolsonaro: Poll
Former left-wing president has 46 percent support compared with 32 percent for incumbent Bolsonaro, new survey finds.
Published On 30 May 2022
Bolsonaro gov’t threatening Brazilian democracy, jurists tell UN
Legal experts urge UN special rapporteur to visit Brazil to report on president’s attacks on Brazilian judicial bodies.
Published On 18 May 2022
Brazil sets another Amazon deforestation record, prompting alarm
Environmentalists say Amazon loss in April, equivalent to 140,000 football fields, is very high for this time of year.
Published On 6 May 2022
Brazil’s Lula launching presidential bid to unseat Bolsonaro
Left-wing ex-president leads far-right incumbent in polls, but experts see tough road ahead of October election.
Published On 6 May 2022

Analysts have raised concerns the Brazilian president may be preparing to contest the validity of election results.

Left-wing former leader backs Indigenous peoples opposed to President Jair Bolsonaro’s push to exploit the Amazon.

Brazilian Amazon sees 64 percent jump in deforestation in first three months of 2022 compared with a year earlier.

Shake-up is an important step before October elections expected to pit Jair Bolsonaro against Lula da Silva.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to challenge far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in October’s presidential vote.

Indigenous leaders slam the award, saying Brazil’s president has promoted policies that threaten their communities.

Environmental groups warn that Bolsonaro is using the pretext of Ukraine crisis to rush a bill that would allow mining.

At least 117 people are dead in the wake of floods and mudslides in Petropolis after heavy rains on Tuesday.

Far-right leader spent two days inside for an intestinal obstruction, his latest complication from a stabbing in 2018.

The partially blocked intestine is the latest complication for the Brazilian president after he was stabbed in 2018.

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