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Brazil party official shot dead as pre-election political violence escalates

A local official from Brazil's leftist opposition Workers' Party (PT) was shot dead on Saturday by a federal prison guard shouting support for right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, according to state law enforcement and a witness.

Reuters

Rishi Sunak ‘dirty dossier’ sent around Tory WhatsApp groups as leadership race turns nasty

Attack memo circulated, as Johnson ally Zac Goldsmith condemns Sunak over environment

The Independent UK

World leaders express sadness, outrage over death of Shinzo Abe, paying tribute to 'friend', 'brilliant leader'

World leaders express their sadness and outrage at the fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe, describing him as a champion of democracy, a great leader, and a friend.

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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon hits record for first half of 2022

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached a record high for the first six months of the year, as an area five times the size of New York City was destroyed, preliminary government data showed on Friday.

Reuters

Brazil: Boris Johnson’s fall met with hope and humour by foes of Bolsonaro

UK prime minister’s fellow populist is facing a tough re-election fight in October against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The Guardian - US

Brazil's Bolsonaro 'outraged' by Japan ex-PM Abe's killing, orders three-day mourning

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday expressed "outrage and sadness" over the assassination of Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and said he had ordered three days of national mourning in Brazil.

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro says Western sanctions against Russia have failed

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the economic sanctions imposed by the West against Russia had not worked, echoing comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

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Brazil at risk of unrest more severe than Jan 6 U.S. riots, warns elections chief

Brazil is at risk of facing a more serious incident than the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, said the head of the country's Electoral Court, Edson Fachin, on Wednesday ahead of the presidential election in October.

Reuters

Poll shows Brazil's Lula maintaining strong lead in presidential race

Brazilian leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintains a strong lead against incumbent right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of October's presidential election, a Genial/Quaest poll released on Wednesday showed.

Reuters

Bruno Pereira obituary

Expert on the Indigenous peoples of Brazil committed to defending the traditional ways of life in the Amazon

The Guardian - UK

Bolsonaro’s ‘surrender of Amazon to crooks played role in murders of Phillips and Pereira’

Brazilian president’s dismantling of environmental safeguards partly to blame, says politician leading inquiry

The Guardian - UK

Bolsonaro's reelection hopes dim unless he wins over women

Jair Bolsonaro's hopes of winning a second term as Brazil's president depend on getting more female support — and fast

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula says he will not tolerate threats against institutions

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is leading in the polls for Brazil's October presidential election, said on Saturday he will not tolerate threats against institutions, and that the armed forces need to commit to democracy.

Reuters

Brazil’s da Silva hints at 1-term presidency if elected

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that he's likely to serve only one term if he wins back the presidency in October’s election

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The Guardian - US

Amazon wild west: where drugs, fish and logging are big money but life is cheap

Illegal businesses form an interlocking web in the Brazilian remote region where Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were killed, threatening Indigenous communities and local ecology

Reuters

Brazil's Senate approves aid package, lower house yet to vote

Brazil's Senate on Thursday approved a major pre-election aid package, sending the government-backed measure to the lower house.

Reuters

Downfall of Bolsonaro ally spotlights Brazilian leader's female voter issue

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain with a history of misogynistic comments, has a female voter problem that could cost him in October elections. And it just got worse.

Reuters

We can't control supporters' reaction to election, says son of Brazil's Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro would not be able to control how his supporters react, his son said when asked if Brazil could see the equivalent of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol if election results in October are disputed.

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The Independent UK

Brazil bank CEO resigns over sexual harassment claims

The head of Brazilian state-run bank Caixa Economica Federal has resigned amid a sexual harassment investigation against him

Reuters

Energy emergency justifies Brazil trucker aid package, senator says

High fuel prices resulting from the Ukraine war have created an economic emergency in Brazil that justifies an aid package for self-employed truckers, the senator behind the government-backed proposal said on Wednesday as he unveiled the measure.

The Guardian - US

Killing, outrage … impunity: can the Amazon break its cycle of violence?

Before the deaths of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, Chico Mendes’ murder in 1988 and Dorothy Stang’s assassination in 2005 shook Brazil

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: At least two killed after Russian shelling in Donetsk – as it happened

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France 24

NATO to invite Finland and Sweden to join after Turkey lifts objections

NATO leaders will formally invite Finland and Sweden to join the alliance Wednesday after the two Nordic countries reached an agreement with Turkey, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said Helsinki and Stockholm agreed “to cooperate fully with Turkey in its fight” against the…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 125 of the invasion

Russia’s attack on a shopping centre in Kremenchuk met with global outrage as officials confirm at least 18 killed in the strike

Reuters

Russia's Putin and Brazil's Bolsonaro discuss global food security

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, discussed global food security and confirmed their intention to strengthen their strategic partnership, the Kremlin said on Monday.

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