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WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice expressed support on Monday for a lawsuit filed by voting rights organizations in Arizona, which alleges that groups monitoring ballot drop boxes in the state are engaging in illegal voter intimidation. Among the activities that can be considered voter intimidation, it said, are photographing and video-recording voters, an activity that multiple conservative groups in Arizona have engaged in. The plaintiffs, which include the League of Women Voters of Arizona and the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, immediately appealed. Arizona officials earlier in the month asked the Justice Department to investigate a case of possible voter intimidation after a group of people followed and filmed a voter in Maricopa County, who was dropping off a ballot for the midterm elections. Since then, Arizona officials have said they have observed several more instances of voter intimidation.

☆ Lula promises to unite a divided Brazil, seek fair global trade
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

SAO PAULO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday promised to unite a divided country in a speech after defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff presidential vote. Lula also invited international cooperation to preserve the Amazon rainforest and said he will seek fair global trade rather than trade deals that "condemn our country to be an eternal exporter of raw materials." Reporting by Lisandra ParaguassuOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Lula’s victory in Brazil sparks optimism on deforestation, with ramifications for the world
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Da Silva, commonly known as Lula, took 50.9% of the second round vote to incumbent Jair Bolsonaro's 49.1%, according to Brazil's election authority. watch nowLula used his victory address to pledge to combat climate change and deforestation — issues observers say have not just been sidelined but severely worsened under Bolsonaro's tenure. In 2019, he told foreign journalists: "No country in the world has the moral right to talk about the Amazon. "Around 95% of deforestation in the last four years in the Amazon has had some level of illegality," he said. Norway is already looking to resume aid for anti-deforestation efforts to Brazil, which it suspended during Bolsonaro's term, local newspaper Aftenposten reported Monday.

"Brazil is ready to retake its leadership in the fight against the climate crisis," Lula told a crowd of supporters in Sao Paulo. Silva said that Brazil would demand rich countries provide financing to poor countries to respond to climate change and give compensation for permanent "loss and damage" from climate change. Under Lula, Brazil will also discuss expanding its national targets for cutting climate-related emissions, said Silva, his former environment minister from 2003 to 2008. The firm, with roughly 237 billion euros ($234 billion) in assets under management, only owned about 100 million euros in Brazilian sovereign bonds when the prohibition took effect. Environmental advocates also cheered Lula's proposals for the Amazon, but cautioned that his agenda would face enormous political resistance.

☆ Brazil leftist Lula wins third presidential term to redeem tarnished legacy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Anthony Boadle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

His policies lifted millions from extreme poverty, expanded access to education and healthcare, and reduced Brazil's deep social inequalities during years of robust growth driven by a global commodities boom. GLOBAL PRESTIGEHis presidency also reinvigorated Brazil's oil and ship-building industries, while its economy rose to sixth-largest in the world. Brazil's global prestige hit new levels as it was chosen to host the Olympics and soccer World Cup. However, Lula's legacy was tarnished amid revelations of a vast kickback scheme on public contracts, benefiting leaders from major political parties, including his own. A heavy smoker for years, Lula was treated with chemotherapy for throat cancer in 2011, deepening his gruff baritone.

☆ Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wins Presidential Election, Beating Jair Bolsonaro
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s leftist former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat conservative incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the country’s closest presidential race in history Sunday, cementing Latin America’s shift to the left and marking an extraordinary comeback for a man who was in jail for corruption three years ago. After a marathon of campaign rallies in the poorest corners of the country to appeal to voters hungry for a return to Brazil’s more prosperous past, Mr. da Silva, who last presided over Brazil from 2003 to 2010, clinched 60 million votes to secure 50.9% of the electorate to 49.1% for his rival in the runoff, with 99.5% of the votes counted, electoral authorities reported.

☆ Biden congratulates Lula for winning 'free, fair' Brazil election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Brazil's former President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at an election night gathering on the day of the Brazilian presidential election run-off, in Sao Paulo, Brazil October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Carla CarnielOct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for his victory on Sunday in "free, fair and credible elections," and said he looks forward to continued cooperation between the countries. Leftist Lula defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in an election runoff that marked a stunning comeback for Lula and the end of Brazil's most right-wing government in decades. The United States "looks forward to continuing our strong partnership with President-Elect Lula as we build a democratic, prosperous, and equitable hemisphere," he said. (This story has been refiled to correct spelling to Antony in paragraph 3)Reporting by Sao Paulo newsroom; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Polls close in Brazil’s polarizing Bolsonaro-Lula contest
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The runoff shaped up as a close contest between President Jair Bolsonaro and his political nemesis, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. There were multiple reports of what critics said appeared attempts to suppress the turnout of likely da Silva voters. Most opinion polls gave a lead to da Silva, universally known as Lula, though political analysts agreed the race grew increasingly tight in recent weeks. But while da Silva topped the Oct. 2 first-round elections with 48% of the vote, Bolsonaro was a strong second at 43%, showing opinion polls significantly underestimated his popularity. "If da Silva wins, we're going to have a problem," said Pedro Correia, 40, who joined his wife and two children in Copacabana.

☆ Brazil votes in heated Bolsonaro vs. Lula presidential runoff
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Anthony Boadle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Bolsonaro has vowed to consolidate a sharp conservative turn in Brazilian politics after a presidency marred by the pandemic. Lula promises more social and environmental responsibility, recalling the rising prosperity of his 2003-2010 presidency, before corruption scandals tarred his Workers Party. Several polls showed the race between them tightening in the final week, with Bolsonaro eroding a slight lead for Lula. Bolsonaro outperformed opinion polls in the first round of voting on Oct. 2 among a field of 11 candidates. POST-ELECTION CONCERNSBrazil's electoral authorities are preparing for a narrow result, which Bolsonaro may contest if he loses.

☆ Brazil's Lula overtakes Bolsonaro in ongoing Brazil vote count
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

SAO PAULO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took the lead in the ongoing vote tally of Sunday's presidential election, moving ahead of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Lula had 50.01% of the vote compared with 49.99 for Bolsonaro, with 67.76% of voting machines counted, according to date published on the Supreme Electoral Court's website. Reporting by Sao Paulo newsroomOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Brazil election authority calls presidential race with Lula ahead
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

SAO PAULO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) on Sunday said the country's presidential election was "mathematically defined" with former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva taking more votes than incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Lula had 50.8% of votes compared with 49.2% for Bolsonaro with 98.8% of voting machines voting machines counted, according to date published on the TSE website. Reporting by Sao Paulo newsroomOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Bolsonaro takes lead in initial vote count of Brazil election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

SAO PAULO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took an early lead in the initial vote tally of Sunday's presidential election, ahead of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose Workers Party usually gets stronger support in regions that are slower to report results. With 5.6% of voting machines counted, Bolsonaro had 53.2% of valid votes, compared with 46.8% for Lula, the Superior Electoral Court reported on its website. Reporting by Sao Paulo NewsroomOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ High-profile Haitian politician killed in apparent gang attack, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A well-known Haitian politician was killed in an apparent gang attack in an affluent suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince, Haitian media reported on Saturday, amid a gang blockade of a fuel terminal that has created a humanitarian crisis. It was not immediately evident who was responsible for the attack. Laboule 12 is now increasingly under the control of a gang called Ti Makak, which in recent years has risen from obscurity to become a powerful criminal group involved in extortion and kidnappings. The murder follows the August assassination of former Haitian senator Yvon Buissereth in the same area, a crime that one state official attributed to Ti Makak. Reporting by Harold Isaac in Port-au-Prince and Brian Ellsworth in Sao Paulo; editing by Clelia OzielOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Bolsonaro-Lula presidential race down to the wire in Brazil, polls show
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Anthony Boadle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A survey by pollster MDA showed Lula's edge slipping to just 2 percentage points, equal to the margin of error for the poll commissioned by transport sector lobby CNT. But Bolsonaro outperformed opinion polls in the first-round vote on Oct. 2, and many analysts say the election could go either way. The final opinion surveys by pollsters IPEC and AtlasIntel, however, showed Lula holding a stable and slightly larger lead. AtlasIntel, among the most accurate pollsters in the first round, showed Lula's lead holding at 7 percentage points. Lula vowed to revive those boom times, while Bolsonaro suggested current social programs are more effective.

☆ Bolsonaro, Lula trade blows in bruising final Brazil election debate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/6] People observe a debate ahead of the runoff election between Brazil's President and candidate for re-election Jair Bolsonaro and former President and current candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Mariana GreifRIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist election rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, traded barbs late on Friday in their final televised debate ahead of Sunday's tense runoff vote. But Bolsonaro outperformed opinion polls in the first-round vote this month, and many analysts say the election could go either way. In their first head-to-head debate this month, Lula blasted Bolsonaro's handling of a pandemic in which nearly 700,000 Brazilians have died, while Bolsonaro focused on the graft scandals that tarnished the reputation of Lula's Workers Party. Lula vowed to revive those boom times, while Bolsonaro suggested current social programs are more effective.

☆ Brazil's presidential election may determine the fate of the Amazon rainforest — and the entire planet's climate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

An aerial photo shows virgin Amazon jungle in Mato Grosso State, Brazil, on May 18, 2005. An aerial view of logs cut from Amazon rainforest near of the road BR-319 highway in city of Realidade, Amazonas state, Brazil, on August 22, 2019. Ueslei Marcelino/ReutersBolsonaro promises to increase deforestation in the Amazon, while Lula promises to slow it. But it's also the most consequential election on the planet," Christian Poirier, program director at the advocacy group Amazon Watch, told Insider. A miner works in an illegal gold mine at an environmental preservation area in the Amazon rainforest, in Itaituba, Para state, Brazil on September 3, 2021.

☆ Many Brazilian Voters Look Past Lula da Silva’s Graft Conviction
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Samantha Pearson | Luciana Magalhaes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has promised to boost spending on the poor, is slightly ahead of his rival in recent polls. SÃO PAULO—If Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins Brazil’s election this weekend, it would mark a major political comeback for the ex-president, who was convicted five years ago on money-laundering and corruption charges, signaling that voters are focused mainly on economic issues. Sunday’s vote pits Mr. da Silva, a longtime standard-bearer for the Brazilian left whose criminal convictions were later annulled, against conservative President Jair Bolsonaro in a campaign that has focused on rising unemployment, mounting inflation and pandemic policies. Recent opinion polls show Mr. da Silva, who has promised to boost spending on the poor, ahead by about 5 percentage points.

☆ One graph shows how Brazil's election could speed up destruction of the Amazon rainforest — and imperil the planet
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro faces former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff election on October 30. The outcome of the election may determine the fate of the Amazon rainforest. The fate of the Amazon rainforest — the planet's largest — is on the ballot. Under Bolsonaro, Brazil has cleared large swaths of the Amazon rainforest for farmland, accelerating deforestation there. MICHAEL DANTAS/AFP via Getty ImagesAbout 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil.

☆ Brazil's Eletrobras offers buyout to cut over 2,300 jobs, a fifth of workforce
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SAO PAULO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's electricity company Eletrobras (ELET6.SA) offered on Friday a voluntary buyout to well over 2,000 people representing roughly 22% of its workforce, in a first major cost cutting move following its privatization. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, as the company is formally known, said the voluntary layoff program will apply to 2,312 employees and will cost up to 1 billion reais ($189 million). At the end of June, the firm had 10,508 workers. In a securities filing, Eletrobras said the program is a measure to streamline its costs and expenses and it expects to recoup the money it spends in around 11 months. ($1 = 5.2949 reais)Reporting by Peter Frontini, Editing by Sarah Morland and Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Financial markets have largely priced in a Lula victory, but the uncertainty about a contested result has some on edge. "There is apprehension about whether the election result will be respected," said J.P. Morgan equity strategist Emy Shayo. The TSE rejected the complaint in a Wednesday ruling due to lack of evidence and asked Brazil's top prosecutor to investigate the Bolsonaro campaign for possible intent to disrupt the election. Another son, Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, told journalists that to address the issue properly might require postponing the election. Senior Bolsonaro campaign officials have said publicly that a postponement of the election is not up for discussion.

☆ Social media failing to keep up with Brazil electoral disinformation, rights groups say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Steven Grattan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SAO PAULO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Human rights groups and researchers have raised concerns in Brazil that social media platforms are failing to effectively police disinformation ahead of a highly polarized presidential vote on Sunday. Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) bolstered measures this month to tackle disinformation around the election, especially on video sharing platforms. "Social media platforms are failing Brazil's voters," said Deborah Brown, a senior researcher on digital rights at Human Rights Watch, who called the platforms and messaging apps "extremely important" spaces for electoral debate. "That space has been riddled with electoral disinformation, such as baseless allegations of electoral fraud," she said. "Social media companies bear some responsibility for the country being on tenterhooks about this year's election," Friedrich said.

☆ Brazil's rural boomtowns ensure Bolsonarismo's future
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Gabriel Stargardter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

REUTERS/Gabriel StargardterCATANDUVA, Brazil, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The small city of Catanduva in the rural farm belt of Sao Paulo state has been ahead of the political curve in Brazil. The residents of Catanduva, who have benefited from robust Chinese demand for Brazilian commodities, are now fully behind Bolsonaro. Since Sahao stepped down in 2005, the PT has spent nearly two decades locked out of power at Catanduva's city hall. Across Sao Paulo, countless PSDB mayors and state lawmakers have, like Father Oliveira of Catanduva, thrown in their lot with Bolsonaro. Bassitt, the farmer, said the conservative values of rural, small-town Brazil were now the driving force in national politics.

☆ Brazil airline Gol narrows Q3 net loss on record revenue
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, as the company is formally known, posted a net loss of 1.55 billion reais ($287.84 million) in the quarter ended in September, narrowing from a 2.52 billion real loss in the same period last year. The company said the bottom line was affected by foreign exchange losses, which reached a total 738 million reais in the quarter. It managed to deliver a record quarterly net revenue, more than doubling from a year ago to 4.0 billion reais and above pre-pandemic levels, a securities filing showed. Gol also updated some of its full-year forecasts to reflect higher jet fuel prices, current ticket sale levels and 2022 results so far, it said. Gol kept its full-year net revenue forecast at 15.4 billion reais and said diluted earnings per share are expected to come in at zero, from a non-available estimate earlier.

☆ Brazil's Lula keeps lead in roughly stable race against Bolsonaro, two polls show
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SAO PAULO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's leftist presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintains the lead over his far-right adversary President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of Sunday's runoff election, according to two polls on Thursday that showed the race is roughly stable. Lula leads by 52.4% of the votes against 46.0% for Bolsonaro, according to an AtlasIntel poll, inching forward from 52.0% while Bolsonaro slipped from 46.0% in the previous poll three days ago. A Datafolha poll showed Lula widening his lead slightly to 5 percentage points from 4 points a week earlier, maintaining 49% of voter support as Bolsonaro slipped 1 percentage point to 44%. Analysts say any sign of stability is good for Lula at this point in the campaign with few days for Bolsonaro to catch him. The pollster says its survey has a margin of error of 1 percentage point up or down.

Phoenix police said they had arrested Daniel Mota Dos Reis, 36, in connection to a burglary. "We are very thankful that the Phoenix Police Department acted so quickly to arrest a suspect," Hobbs' campaign manager, Nicole DeMont, said in a statement. In recent days, Hobbs' campaign and Republican opponent Kari Lake have traded barbs over the incident. Hobbs' campaign said Lake's harsh rhetoric and embrace of Trump's election falsehoods created the conditions for the burglary to take place. They added that police had recovered the items allegedly stolen by Dos Reis.

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