Fighting talk: Bolsonaro insists he will not soften discourse in final weeks of campaign
In an interview with São Paulo-based radio station Jovem Pan, right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro has…
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Why are Brazil’s entrepreneurs backing Bolsonaro?
In an exclusive interview with Brazilian newspaper O Globo published earlier this year, far-right candidate…
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#NotHim: women mobilise against Bolsonaro, who they believe represents “an enormous setback for Brazil”
Giselle Lauro* is a 28-year-old Brazilian journalist who has changed her Facebook profile picture to…
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How will this year’s elections impact upon Brazil’s economy?
Brazil’s economy, the second largest in the Western Hemisphere, is at breaking point. Having briefly…
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Online opposition group hacked whilst Bolsonaro recovers in hospital
A social media group created for women in protest of right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro,…
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Lula out, Haddad in
After months of appealing his 12-year prison sentence for corruption, presidential candidate Lula da…
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Imprisoned candidate Lula da Silva to hand over candidacy to VP Fernando Haddad
This afternoon, September 11, it is predicted that Lula da Silva’s Vice President Fernando Haddad…
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Amidst demonstrations of support, presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro to undergo second surgery
Since the knife attack on presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro last Thursday, September 6, it seems…
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Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro stabbed during campaign in Minas Gerais
Right-wing PSL (Social Liberal Party) candidate Jair Bolsonaro has been stabbed in the middle of a campaign…
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PT popularity plummets in first voter survey since Lula’s ban from October presidential elections
Although it remains unconfirmed whether Fernando Haddad will step up as Vice President and candidate…
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