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A federal court in Brasilia has ruled that Lula never owned the apartment used as justification for his election-year imprisonment in 2018.
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Deforestation in Brazil is at a historic low.
Amazon deforestation has fallen by more than 70% compared with Bolsonaro's final year in office, and President Lula's environmental policies are responsible for the success.
At COP31 in Antalya, @LulaOficial said that Brazil can show that “the preservation of our biomes is a political choice”—one that “defines the future of Brazil and of generations to come.” @turkiyecop31
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At COP31, Lula highlights the historic drop in Amazon deforestation:
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Brazil’s Federal Police formally open an inquiry to investigate allegations of foreign funding for the presidential campaign of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. @revistaforum
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Meta has been ordered to pay a fine of R$ 7,5 million (about $1.46 million) as Brazil’s Federal Police opens an investigation into suspected foreign interference in the election. @ICLNoticias
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Under Lula, deforestation in the Amazon plummeted by 71.2% in 2026 compared to the final year of the Jair Bolsonaro administration in 2022.
Details on the Brazilian president's participation in COP31:
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Under the Shadow looks at Lula’s electoral victory, the grassroots organizing that made it happen, and what it means for the region and Trump’s push in Latin America. @TheRealNews
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Marxist sociologist @emirsader says Brazil's Workers' Party should initiate a new process to include the direct participation of young people and renew the party so that it can rise to the country's current challenges and fundamental circumstances.
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“These are people who use the Italian passport to flee from justice.”
Former president Jair Bolsonaro’s sons received priority treatment from Italy, where they were granted citizenship in just 58 days.
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A group of lawmakers is calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to suspend military aid to Ecuador, due to human rights abuses and increasing repression by President Daniel Noboa.
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The Washington Post published an article that gave wide space to known falsehoods spread by fugitive Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
Details from @revistaforum's international correspondent Henrique Rodrigues.
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Pedro Alliana has been ushered in as President of Paraguay following the impeachment of Santiago Peña amid the Ueno Bank crisis.
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Read more on the conditions which led to the impeachment of President Santiago Peña:
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President Lula made his first address since winning the election and sent an indirect message to Flávio Bolsonaro. @revistaforum
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“With Trump in trouble and the Bolsonaros in panic, we are watching the beginning of the neofascist collapse.”
Gustavo Tapioca on how trouble for Trump means trouble for Brazil’s far-right. @revistaforum
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The bank behind Paraguay’s crisis sponsored a gala at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago attended by Eduardo Bolsonaro.
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“If it weren’t for Meta, he would have won by 10 million votes.”
Counterspin’s Janine Jackson interviews @BrianMteleSUR on Lula’s comeback victory.
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A Brazilian court has ordered Meta to stop using material produced by news organizations without their permission following a lawsuit filed by a coalition of associations that represent newspapers and broadcasters. @RedeTVTNews
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The sudden collapse of Paraguay’s Ueno Bank has triggered an unprecedented shockwave, paralyzing the country’s economy. @revistaforum
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Lula's victory and Trump's defeat have not ended the far right, but these two events of enormous political significance may have marked a historic turning point.
@AttuchLeonardo says Argentina's Milei, who will run for reelection in 2027, is next. panamericandispatch.org/p/lu…
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“In 2026, Brazil and the United States showed signs of change. In 2027, Argentina may complete that movement. And Milei may be the next to discover that history has changed direction.”
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Had Flávio Bolsonaro stayed in Brazil, he would have been the leader of the opposition. Without him, the opposition will fight over who its new leader should be, if anyone steps up at all.
Alex Solnik writes in @brasil247.
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Brazil is taking note of the U.S. midterms, hopeful that a Democratic Party victory could shift the bilateral relationship. Jamil Chade examines what's on the line for Lula's administration.
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