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Jair Bolsonaro · BrasíliaBolsonaro was nominated by the right-wing Liberal Party as its official presidential candidate. Polls show leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeating Bolsonaro handily in the October elections. Bolsonaro often emphasizes religious and nationalistic themes in his speeches.See the Story
Brazil's Bolsonaro officially launches re-election bid, says army on his side
42% Center coverage: 45 sources
Europe · BrasíliaDom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were shot dead on June 5 at the edge of the Javari Valley. Pereira had been working to stop illegal fishing on the indigenous reservation. Phillips was traveling with him to research a book he was writing titled "How to Save the Amazon" Native leaders who worked with Pereira accuse "Colombia" of ordering him killed.See the Story
Brazil police arrest five more in murder of British journalist in Amazon
50% Left coverage: 26 sources
Entertainment · BrasíliaJô Soares, one of Brazil’s most notable humorists and television stars, died early Friday morning in Sao Paulo. He was 84. Soares had been hospitalized since July 28 for pneumonia, according to the Sirio Libanes hospital in Sao Paulo. It didn’t provide the cause of his death in the note published on its website. “Jô was a great friend, intelligent, insightful, humorous, and loved a good conversation,” soccer legend Pelé wrote on Twitter. “I wake up very sad with the news that this great star has left us.”See the Story
Brazilian humorist, talk show host Jô Soares dies at 84
49% Center coverage: 8 sources
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Europe · BrasíliaRocco Morabito was No. 2 on the list of Italy's most wanted mobsters. He was convicted of drug trafficking as part of the ndrangheta organized crime syndicate. Italian police describe him as one of the world's top drug brokers.See the Story
Italy’s No. 2 most-wanted mobster is extradited from Brazil
52% Center coverage: 19 sources
Jair Bolsonaro · BrasíliaDeforestation of the Brazilian Amazon reached a record level during the first half of 2022. The world's largest tropical rainforest lost 3,750 square kilometers (1,450 square miles) of jungle since the beginning of the year. Environmentalists accuse Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro of failing to protect the Amazon from deforestation.See the Story
Brazil sets new six-month Amazon deforestation record
64% Center coverage: 11 sources
Amazon · BrasíliaDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased by more than 20% last year. Deforested area reached 42,000 square kilometers, almost the equivalent landmass of Rio de Janeiro. Land being cleared for agriculture was found to be the leading cause of deforestation. Nearly 20,000 properties were found to have repeat offenders, pointing to a lack of law enforcement.See the Story
Report: Brazil authorities pay no mind to deforestation
50% Center coverage: 16 sources
Jair Bolsonaro · BrasíliaSome polls show only one in five women will vote for President Jair Bolsonaro. More than half of women polled say they would never vote for the far-right leader. Polling expert Antonio Lavareda says Bolsonario has no chance of winning unless he can win over more women.See the Story
Bolsonaro's reelection hopes dim unless he wins over women
41% Left coverage: 17 sources
Amazon · BrasíliaThe government of Brazil's third-largest state has given up a legal fight over protecting a state park. A man responsible for the deforestation of huge swaths of protected land wins with finality a lawsuit against the government. The park stretches for 118,000 hectares, larger than New York City, and lies in the transition zone between the Amazon and drier Cerrado biomes.See the Story
Man who destroyed vast forest wins demise of park
80% Center coverage: 15 sources
Americas · BrasíliaLeftist Brazilian politician Ciro Gomes made his presidential candidacy official at an event in capital of Brasilia on Wednesday, less than three months before the election. Gomes’ chances of winning the election appear slim, with just 8% of respondents saying they plan to vote for him in October, according to the latest Datafolha poll conducted in June. He trails far behind former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, of the Workers’ Party, and far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who accounted for 47% and 28% of intended votes, respectively, according to the same poll, which had a margin for error of plus-or-minus 2 percentage points.See the Story
Brazilian candidate polling 3rd launches presidential run
50% Left coverage: 12 sources
Jair Bolsonaro · BrasíliaPresident Jair Bolsonaro invited the diplomatic corps on Monday to hear his charges that Brazil's election system was open to fraud ahead of October elections in which he is trailing in a bid for a second term. "The system is completely vulnerable," he told some 40 diplomats invited to his residence in an unprecedented briefing three months before a general election.See the Story
Bolsonaro attacks Brazil's election system in briefing for diplomats
50% Left coverage: 14 sources
Europe · MoscowThalita do Valle, 39, was killed in a missile strike in the Kharkiv region on June 30. The attack also killed Douglas Burigo, a former Brazilian soldier, who reportedly went back into the bunker to find her. Do Valle documented her experiences in war zones on YouTube and social media.See the Story
Brazilian Model, Who Joined Ukrainian Army As Sniper, Killed In Russian Missile Strike
50% Right coverage: 12 sources
