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Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:21:00 GMTLula ramps up public handouts in the final stretch of Brazil’s presidential campaign
Some 20 million Brazilian families begin receiving this week a 15% increase in the Bolsa Família social programme, the centrepiece of a broad package of aid, subsidies and tax cuts announced by President Luiz Inácio Lula da S...
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:29:00 GMT
Amazon fires rise 62% in October as deforestation falls to a record low
Satellites detected 9,045 fire hotspots in the Brazilian Amazon in the first half of October, 62% more than in the same period last year, amid a drought aggravated by El Niño. The increase contrasts with the fall in deforestat...
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:29:00 GMT
Milei calls Lula a “leftist thief” and says he hopes he will not “steal” Brazil’s election
Argentine President Javier Milei attacked his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva again on Tuesday, accusing him of a “dirty campaign” and saying he hoped Lula would not try to “steal” Sunday’s presidenti...
Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:09:00 GMT
Meta races the clock to prove to Brazil’s electoral court it treats Lula and Bolsonaro equally
The 24-hour deadline given by Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court to Meta to show that its algorithms and artificial intelligence treat President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro equally expires on Tuesd...
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:15:00 GMT
Lula asks Bolsonaro whether he will wield “Milei’s chainsaw” in a heated debate
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked his rival, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, on Sunday whether he intends to apply Argentine President Javier Milei’s “chainsaw” to cut 250 billion reais in public spending, d...