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Brazil Correspondent
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  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    Jair Bolsonaro
    Bolsonaro’s party challenges election defeat to Lula

    Complaint alleges issues in electronic voting machines after narrow defeat for Brazil’s outgoing president

  • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
    Brazil
    Lula faces struggle to reverse Brazil’s environmental destruction

    Former minister says climate change will be a top priority after increase in deforestation under Bolsonaro

  • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Jair Bolsonaro urges supporters to end roadblock protests

    Outgoing president’s comments signal an attempt to de-escalate tensions after he lost Brazil election

  • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Bolsonaro vows to follow Brazil constitution without conceding election

    Hard-right leader breaks his silence as his administration prepares to hand over the presidency to leftist rival Lula

  • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Lula keeps investors guessing on his economic vision for Brazil

    Markets keen for details on how leftwing president can pursue path of fiscal responsibility

  • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
    Brazil
    Brazilian truckers protest Lula’s victory as Bolsonaro remains silent

    Financial markets trade cautiously after veteran leftist’s narrow win

  • Monday, 31 October, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Lula wins Brazil presidential election in historic comeback

    Leftwing former president defeats Jair Bolsonaro by narrow margin after bitterly divisive campaign

  • Sunday, 30 October, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Brazilians vote after long and bitter presidential battle

    Contest narrows between Jair Bolsonaro on the right and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the left

  • Friday, 28 October, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Brazil’s high-stakes election goes down to the wire

    Bolsonaro and rival Lula fight for their political lives in run-off vote on Sunday

  • Monday, 24 October, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Judges join the fray in Brazil’s bitter election fight

    A clampdown on electoral disinformation has renewed accusations that the judiciary is too politicised

  • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
    Amazon rainforest
    Brazil presidential vote sparks rush to clear more Amazon rainforest

    Possible change of government prompts further land grab by criminal logging gangs, say campaigners

  • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Gloves come off in Brazil as Bolsonaro and Lula fight for votes

    Rival campaigns in election runoff feature claims of Satanism and taunts about cannibalism

  • Monday, 3 October, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Brazil braced for tense presidential runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro

    Leftwing challenger came out of close first-round vote on top but incumbent beat predictions

  • Monday, 3 October, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Brazil election goes to second round after Bolsonaro closes gap on Lula

    Fractious campaign to continue in ‘very tight’ run-off that could lead to contested outcome

  • Sunday, 2 October, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Lula frontrunner as Brazil votes in bitter presidential election

    Leftwing former president is favourite over Jair Bolsonaro after campaign marred by violence

  • Friday, 30 September, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Lula takes dominant lead as Brazil election enters final stretch

    Sunday’s vote has been called the most consequential since democratisation in the 1980s

  • Thursday, 29 September, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Brazil's high-stakes election

    UK Tory MPs question chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s future as market turmoil continues

  • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
    Petrobras
    ‘It cannot be the madness that it is today’: what’s next for Petrobras?

    Presidential candidates offer competing visions for Brazil’s most valuable listed business in energy transition

  • Monday, 26 September, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Bolsonaro supporters reject bad news from Brazil election polls

    Surveys consistently show a lead by leftist ex-president Lula in October 2 election

  • Sunday, 25 September, 2022
    The Big Read
    Brazil’s election and the search for an economic revival

    Ahead of October’s vote, Brazilians must decide between the free-market Bolsonaro administration and the more interventionist Lula

  • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Spate of attacks leaves Brazilians on edge ahead of election

    Violence against politicians and their supporters is on the rise in a campaign marred by harsh rhetoric

  • Friday, 16 September, 2022
    FT Magazine
    Battle between Lula and Bolsonaro heats up ahead of Brazil’s election

    Three years ago Brazil’s former president was languishing in jail. If a divisive election goes the way polls predict, he will soon be back in power

  • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
    Brazilian politics
    Bolsonaro rallies supporters with show of military force

    Brazilian president has repeatedly refused to say whether he will accept election results if he loses

  • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
    News in-depthBrazilian politics
    Bolsonaro deploys evangelical wife in Brazil’s polarised presidential race

    Spouse enters spotlight to increase president’s appeal to women and consolidate his religious base

  • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
    News in-depthTravis Kalanick
    Kalanick expands ‘dark kitchens’ venture across Latin America

    Uber co-founder has been snapping up local rivals as part of a push to quietly build new empire

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