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world1 day ago•24 min saved

Bolsonaro’s Son Gains Momentum as Brazil’s Presidential Race Tightens

Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, has surged in the late stage of Brazil’s presidential race, pulling even with Lula da Silva in polls as a Supreme Court scandal energizes the right; prediction markets tilt toward the challenger ahead of the October vote.

via The Washington Post|

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world11 days ago•6 min saved

US meddling echoes in Brazil’s 2026 race as Cold War tactics resurface

Historians and Brazilian officials say the US is reviving Cold War–style meddling ahead of Brazil’s 2026 presidential race, using tariffs, designations of major crime groups as foreign terrorist organizations, visa denials, and high-level diplomacy to tilt the contest toward Bolsonaro and weaken Lula, echoing CIA-backed efforts to topple Goulart in the 1960s.

via The Guardian|

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