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Pro-Bolsonaro roadblocks lose steam in Brazil; Lula transition begins

Protests on Brazil's highways began to fizzle out on Thursday after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro asked his supporters to clear the blockades they had mounted with lines of trucks after his defeat in the presidential election.

Reuters

Bolsonaro supporters urge Brazil’s military to intervene after Lula victory

Around 40,000 gathered outside army bases in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia

The Independent UK

Bolsonaro backers call on Brazil military to intervene after Lula victory

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday held rallies to call for an armed forces intervention following the election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a move that military experts say is out of the question.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro urges protesters to lift road blockades

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for the first time on Wednesday asked protesters blocking roads nationwide to lift blockades as demonstrations are restricting people's right to come and go and bringing losses to the economy.

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro agrees to transition of power without conceding election

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has "authorised" the transition to a new government, without acknowledging his narrow defeat by his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Radio France Internationale

Brazil's Lula may seek more than $39 billion in extra 2023 spending, says aide

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will negotiate in the coming weeks an increase in 2023 government spending that could exceed 200 billion reais ($39 billion), said his former Finance Minister and close aide Guido Mantega.

Reuters

Bolsonaro ‘recognising’ Brazil election defeat, supreme court says

Both candidates are said to now be engaged in a transition process

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Jair Bolsonaro breaks silence on Brazil election two days after loss but fails to concede defeat

Bolsonaro took two days to respond to his narrow loss in the polls amid concerns the transition of power would not be peaceful

The Independent UK

Brazil's top court says Bolsonaro recognized election loss by allowing transition

Brazil's Supreme Court said in a statement on Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro recognized the result of the election he lost by authorizing the start of a transition to a government by President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Reuters

Alleged Pelosi attacker pleads not guilty, vigils for Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey, and Elon Musk's plan for paid Twitter verification — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up on this morning's stories as they happened.

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With Lula's Win in Brazil, the Left Dominates Latin America

The question now is whether Bolsonaro’s coalition can remain in place once the man himself is out of power.

Reason

Brazil's Bolsonaro avoids concession to Lula, but transition to begin

Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday avoided conceding defeat to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in his first public remarks since Sunday's election, saying protests since then were the fruit of "indignation and a sense of injustice" over the vote.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula to attend COP27 climate change summit

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will participate in this month's COP27 United Nations climate summit in Egypt, the head of his political party said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Lula's running mate Alckmin to manage Brazil's government transition

Brazil's Vice President-elect Geraldo Alckmin will coordinate the transition to the future government led by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and is aiming to start it on Thursday, the head of Lula's Workers Party, Gleisi Hoffmann, said on Tuesday.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Hope wafting in from Brazil

Defeat of election denying Jair Bolsonaro reminds us that madness comes ... and goes.

Chicago Sun-Times

After election loss, silence from Brazil’s brash president

Many hours after being defeated, Jair Bolsonaro hadn’t conceded defeat or challenged the results. Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva won Sunday’s runoff with 50.9% to Bolsonaro’s 49.1% — the closest election since Brazil’s return to democracy in 1985.

Reuters

Analysis-Argentina's embattled left hopes for Lula bump. That looks a long shot

Argentina's center-left President Alberto Fernandez, struggling in opinion polls ahead of elections next year, wasted no time in rushing to Brazil to congratulate political ally Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after a dramatic win at the ballot box on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Brazil protesters block roads, airport as Bolsonaro stays silent

Protests by backers of Jair Bolsonaro, led by truck drivers, have spread across the country as the Brazilian president remains silent over his loss in Sunday’s election, so far refusing to concede defeat to his foe Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro does not concede to Lula, but authorizes transition

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede defeat in his first public remarks since losing Sunday's election, saying protests by his supporters were the fruit of "indignation and a sense of injustice" over the vote.

Salon

Lula, Brazil now face difficult future

Leftist ex-president wins Brazil's hotly contested election — but the really hard part will be governing

France 24

Bolsonaro says he will 'comply' with the constitution after election loss

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made an official statement after his election defeat on Tuesday evening, thanking Brazilian voters who voted for him and saying that he will continue to follow the constitution. His chief of staff says that he will begin the process of transition with President Luiz Inacio Lula…

Reuters

Brazil's Lula would like to attend COP27 summit, says foreign policy adviser

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is keen on going to the COP27 United Nations climate summit in November, his senior foreign policy adviser Celso Amorim said on Monday, a day after he won the country's presidential election.

Daily Mirror

Brazil: Climate activists cheer as 'Trump of the Tropics' Jair Bolsonaro voted out

In a razor-thin win for new leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, voters kicked out the “Trump of the Tropics” after just one term following a bitterly fought battle between the left and the right

Reuters

Brazil vote 'reinforces' trust in democratic institutions - U.S. State Dept

The election in Brazil that saw leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva elected for a third term as president reinforce trust in the country's democratic institutions, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday.

Reuters

Biden congratulates Brazil's Lula on election victory

U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his election victory during a call on Monday, the White House said in a statement.

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