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Bolsonaro Leaves Brazil After Farewell Address

Outgoing president won't attend successor's inauguration Sunday

(Newser) - President Jair Bolsonaro tearfully delivered an unyielding farewell address to Brazil on Friday before flying to the US, avoiding taking part in the transfer of power to his successor on Sunday. "Nothing is lost," he told supporters in a speech streamed on social media. "Brazil is a...

Fisherman Rescued After 2 Days Clinging to Buoy

'I had [a] second opportunity to face life with different eyes and to be a better man'

(Newser) - In some ways, Christmas Day was really terrible for Brazilian fisherman David Soares. Then again, he lived to tell the tale and apparently gained a new appreciation for life. Per the BBC , Soares, 43, set off alone on Sunday from Atafona beach, about 200 miles north of Rio de Janeiro....

Bolsonaro Supporters Attack Police HQ
Bolsonaro Supporters
Attack Police HQ
Dec 13, 2022 10:50 AM CST

Bolsonaro Supporters Attack Police HQ

Brazilian president, who claims election fraud, said his fate was in their hands

(Newser) - Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro clashed with police Monday, setting fire to several vehicles and allegedly attempting to invade the federal police's headquarters in the capital city of Brasilia, per the AP . Images of chaos circulated on local television channels and social media as a small number of...

See the Kick That Knocks Out Mighty Brazil

Croatia wins in shootout round, 4-2, to advance in World Cup

(Newser) - Brazil always seems to be a favorite to win the World Cup, but it won't be happening in 2022. Croatia defeated the powerhouse in penalty kicks on Friday, reports CBS Sports . (You can see the deciding kick via Fox Sports .) The match had finished 1-1 after both teams...

Ailing Pele Reassures Fans
Pele Tells Fans He Has Hope
Dec 3, 2022 5:10 PM CST

Pele Tells Fans He Has Hope

Soccer great, 82, is hospitalized in Brazil

(Newser) - From a Brazilian hospital, Pele assured supporters Saturday that he's "strong, with a lot of hope." The soccer great issued the statement on social media after reports that his health was worsening and World Cup fans in Qatar expressed support for his recovery, CNN reports. Pele said...

3 Dead, 13 Hurt in Brazil School Shootings

Authorities say 16-year-old shooter used father's gun

(Newser) - A former student armed with a semiautomatic pistol and wearing a bulletproof vest fatally shot three people and wounded 13 on Friday after barging into two schools in southeastern Brazil, authorities said. The shootings took place at a public school with elementary and middle school students and a private school,...

Bolsonaro Officially Challenges Election Loss

His coalition says most of Brazil's voting machines have a software bug

(Newser) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his right-wing coalition have launched a challenge to his election loss last month, though critics say it's a "senseless" move and bound to fail. Bolsonaro, who allowed the transition process to be put into motion after his loss to Luiz Inacio Lula da...

Now, Brazil Will Lead on Climate Fight: Former Official

Past environmental minister tells conference new administration will protect rainforest

(Newser) - Marina Silva, a former environmental minister and potential candidate for the job again, on Saturday brought a message to the UN climate summit: Brazil is back when it comes to protecting the Amazon rainforest, the largest in the world and crucial to limiting global warming. The election of leftist President-elect...

In Speech, Bolsonaro Avoids Conceding Defeat

But Brazilian leader says he will follow the constitution

(Newser) - In his first public remarks since his narrow election loss Sunday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro did not concede defeat, but he said he would follow the rules of the country's constitution. "I have always been labeled as anti-democratic and, unlike my accusers, I have always played within the...

There May Be Another Big Winner in Brazil

Environmentalists see da Silva's victory as huge for the Amazon rainforest

(Newser) - Supporters of Luis Inacio Lula da Silva are still celebrating his win over Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. Supporters of the Amazon rainforest are doing the same. New Scientist points out that environmentalist Erika Berengeur of the University of Oxford was in tears as she spoke about the ouster of Bolsonaro...

A Worry in Brazil: Bolsonaro Still Hasn't Conceded

Some fear president won't accept that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the election

(Newser) - World leaders from President Biden to Vladimir Putin have congratulated Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his close victory in the Brazilian presidential election, notes Reuters . But one prominent figure has so far not weighed in, and his voice may be the most important of all—outgoing Brazil President Jair...

Lula&#39;s &#39;Stunning Reversal&#39; Is Complete
Brazil's 'About-Face' Is Complete
Oct 31, 2022 6:57 AM CDT

Brazil's 'About-Face' Is Complete

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wins Brazil's presidential election

(Newser) - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has done it again: Twenty years after first winning the Brazilian presidency, the leftist defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday in an extremely tight election that marks an about-face for the country after four years of far-right politics, the AP reports. With more than 99%...

A Populist Will Win in Brazil. But Left or Right?

Election Sunday will decide between incumbent Bolsonaro and ex-leader da Silva

(Newser) - Brazilians vote Sunday in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former president promising to return the country to a more prosperous past, per the AP . The runoff shaped up as a close contest between President Jair Bolsonaro and his...

Brazil Politician Throws Hand Grenades at Police

Roberto Jefferson, an ally of President Bolsonaro, refused to be arrested

(Newser) - A Brazilian politician attacked federal police officers seeking to arrest him in his home on Sunday, prompting an hours-long siege that caused alarm and a scramble for a response at the highest level of government. Roberto Jefferson, a former lawmaker and an ally of President Jair Bolsonaro, fired a rifle...

On Brazil Election, Polls Missed the Mark

Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will go to runoff

(Newser) - Brazil’s presidential election provided the world yet another example of polls missing the mark, with incumbent Jair Bolsonaro considerably outperforming expectations to prove the far-right wave he rode to the presidency remains a force, the AP reports. The most-trusted opinion polls had indicated leftist former President Luiz Inácio...

This Might Be It for Brazil's Controversial Leader

Voting begins, with challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expected to prevail over Jair Bolsonaro

(Newser) - Brazilians were voting on Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office for another four years. The race pits incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro against his political nemesis,...

Couple Didn't Get the Memo on Over-the-Top Gender Reveals

Now they're under fire after Brazilian waterfall was dyed blue, possibly causing environmental damage

(Newser) - In the latest gender reveal celebration gone awry , a couple is being accused of possibly causing environmental damage after an entire waterfall was dyed in their honor. The Washington Post reports the incident took place Sunday in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, where the 59-foot Cachoeira Queima-Pe waterfall plunges...

Organization Counts Toll in Fight Over Environment

An activist has been killed every 2 days over the past decade, Global Witness says

(Newser) - An international organization has counted the number of people who have been slain over the past 10 years while trying to keep mining, drilling for oil, or logging from taking place on their lands: 1,700. That's an average of one activist killed every two days, Global Witness says....

Bar Patron Slain After Identifying Presidential Pick

Concern about political violence in Brazil is high

(Newser) - Brazilian police said on Monday that a 39-year-old supporter of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was stabbed to death in a bar amid rising concern about political violence in a tense presidential campaign. The newspaper O Povo reported that witnesses told police a man entered a bar...

Man Survives 11 Days at Sea in Floating Freezer: Report

'It was a miracle,' says Brazilian fisherman Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues

(Newser) - After his boat sank, a Brazilian fisherman reportedly survived 11 days in the shark-infested Atlantic Ocean by taking refuge inside a floating freezer. Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues departed on what was supposed to be a three-day fishing trip in early August. But off the coast of northern Brazil, his 23-foot-long wooden...

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