Return of the Bolsonaros: Why the far-right surge in Brazilian elections?
Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro is on the cusp of unseating Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the country's October 25 presidential runoff.
France 24 reports: Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro is on the cusp of unseating Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the country's October 25 presidential runoff.
Do voters care about attempted coups? Bolsonaro's father was jailed over the Brazilian version of the January 6 storming of the US Capitol.
This politics story centres on Brazil. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Bolsonaros, Brazilian and Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro.
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- Brazil · Americas
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- Bolsonaros, Brazilian, Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro, Luiz Inacio Lula
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