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Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro is overseeing a violent crackdown on criminal gangs and the police have been told to do it regardless of the dangers to innocent people who live in the favelas where the gangs operate.

Lula defeats President Bolsonaro in Brazil election

After weeks of heavy rain overwhelming already swollen rivers, two dams in Brazil's Bahia state burst and flooded surrounding towns.

Supporters of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro cry and pray as Brazil's veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president by a hair's breadth, beating the incumbent in a down-to-the-wire poll that split the country in two.

Thousands of people packed the streets of Sao Paulo, celebrating the win of president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after a tight runoff vote between the leftist challenger and far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazil’s acrimonious presidential race will go to a second round after the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva failed to secure the overall majority he needed to avoid a runoff with the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

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A day after meeting Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that his country is interested in partnership with the world's richest person to bring and improve internet connectivity across Brazilian schools and in health facilities in rural areas.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has was stopped from attending a football match between Santos and Grêmio yesterday because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro clashed in their first one-on-one debate Sunday, two weeks before the presidential election’s runoff.

(31 Oct 2022) Brazilians delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro's far-right politics. (Oct. 31)

Supporters of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate their candidate’s victory over President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro, who for years has made baseless claims that Brazil's voting system is prone to fraud, remained silent initially about the result.

Change is coming to Brazil after an historic election night that ousted far right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in favor of former leftist president, Luiz Ignácio Lula da Silva. There were celebrations in the streets, as well as a humble acceptance speech from the victor. It will be the third term in office for Lula, 77, who promised to restore Brazil’s economy and protect the Amazon rainforest. Lula won just over 50% of the vote. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.

Almost 100 people have died in landslides and flash flooding in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis, officials say.

Supporters of Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, blocked highways in protest against his defeat in the general election.

Mudslides and floods have killed over 160 people in Brazil's Petropolis. This comes as the region is reeling from its heaviest rainfall in almost a century. WION tells you more.

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Left-leaning candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated conservative incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become Brazil's president, with 50.8 % of the vote. President Biden tweeted his congratulations to Da Silva and praised the country for its "free, fair and credible" elections.

Truckers who support Brazil's outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro escalated their protests on Monday by blocking roads in 16 states.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday called for his supporters to end protests across the country following his election loss to former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.