![Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, listens to his vice-presidential formula Francia Marquez as she delivers a speech in Cali. Photograph: Paola Mafla/AFP via Getty Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, listens to his vice-presidential formula Francia Marquez as she delivers a speech in Cali. Photograph: Paola Mafla/AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4884140.1653071392!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- May 20, 2022, 20:00
Democratic left has struggled to win support after the vicious civil war
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- World
- May 18, 2022, 17:57
Army sent in to contain crisis over demands for the return of ancestral lands
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- World
- May 13, 2022, 20:00
Brazilian president trying to involve armed forces in campaign against voting system
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- World
- May 7, 2022, 01:00
Once-jailed former president challenges Bolsonaro with anti-poverty record of boom
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- World
- May 3, 2022, 19:14
Left-wing Gustavo Petro cancels campaign events amid fears of assassination plot
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- World
- April 22, 2022, 17:00
Crisis mounts as president pardons supporter and taunts judiciary ahead of poll
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- World
- March 28, 2022, 15:42
São Paulo Letter: President’s alliance with evangelical Christians vital for re-election
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- Heritage
- February 27, 2022, 06:00
How a young Royal Navy cook was gunned down in Rio days later by left-wing guerrillas
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- World
- February 20, 2022, 20:00
São Paulo Letter: Both droughts and severe flooding more frequent as Amazon denuded
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- World
- February 3, 2022, 11:51
Dozens hospitalised after taking drug with toxic substance sold in Buenos Aires suburbs
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- World
- January 25, 2022, 17:44
Olavo de Carvalho gave intellectual veneer to anti-lockdown stance and unproven drugs
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- World
- January 13, 2022, 17:48
Health facilities have seen huge influx of people seeking treatment for Omicron as Brazil has its worst influenza outbreak in year(...)
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- World
- December 20, 2021, 10:30
35-year-old leader of progressive coalition has pledged to tackle high levels of inequality
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- World
- December 17, 2021, 17:55
Voters go to polls on Sunday for most polarised ballot since return of democracy
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- World
- December 13, 2021, 19:00
São Paulo Letter: Bolsonaro attempted to prevent Marighella reaching cinemas
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- Books
- December 9, 2021, 06:00
Book review: Elle Hardy charts the faith’s fervent march on the secular world
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- Other Sports
- November 26, 2021, 15:41
Carlos Nuzman found guilty of paying substantial bribes Lamine Diack and Papa Diack
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- World
- November 23, 2021, 16:58
Eight bodies recovered from mangrove swamp a day after police officer killed by criminals
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- World
- November 22, 2021, 12:04
Ultra-conservative candidate has denied Pinochet regime was a dictatorship
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- World
- September 23, 2021, 18:16
Speech to UN condemned for untruths, and Covid-positive minister for health left in US
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- World
- September 10, 2021, 16:54
Brazil’s president says he spoke in ‘heat of the moment’ following address to supporters
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- World
- September 7, 2021, 18:20
Far-right president renews attacks on supreme court at rally in Brasília
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- World
- September 6, 2021, 20:00
São Paulo Letter: Statues controversy predates George Floyd protests
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- World
- September 3, 2021, 16:33
Officials seek extra security ahead of events planned on country’s Independence Day
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- World
- August 18, 2021, 18:08
Béjar blamed Peru’s navy for terrorism and claimed CIA responsible for insurgency
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- Books
- August 14, 2021, 06:00
Andy Robinson prefers to bang out the old hits rather than deeply explore the region’s rich complexities
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- World
- August 11, 2021, 16:59
Unsupported allegations against voting system come ahead of elections next year
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- World
- August 10, 2021, 18:58
President accused of coup-mongering ahead of vote on his bid to change Brazil’s voting system
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- World
- August 1, 2021, 15:59
Under Bolsonaro’s regime the Cinemateca Brasileira has been starved of funds and effectively abandoned
![During the broadcast, Jair Bolsonaro contradicted his previous statements and admitted it was impossible to prove whether or not fraud had occurred in previous elections. Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty During the broadcast, Jair Bolsonaro contradicted his previous statements and admitted it was impossible to prove whether or not fraud had occurred in previous elections. Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4635129.1627661451!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- July 30, 2021, 17:12
Broadcast part of president’s aim to bring back paper ballots ahead of next election
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- Asia-Pacific
- July 23, 2021, 15:44
Delays in delivering Sputnik V second doses have the potential to leave millions of Argentines unable to finish their vaccination (...)
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- World
- July 20, 2021, 06:27
Opponent Keiko Fujimori accepts defeat after electoral fraud allegations rejected
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- World
- July 15, 2021, 17:34
Brazil’s president claims 2018 stabbing not act of lone agent but part of conspiracy
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- World
- July 9, 2021, 16:10
São Paulo Letter: Many left in no doubt about Brazil’s unpopular president’s anti-democratic intentions
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- World
- July 2, 2021, 16:17
Congressman at centre of graft allegations says witness is being used to discredit him
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- World
- June 30, 2021, 20:00
Failures to manage pandemic and roll out vaccines have stoked long-simmering tensions
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- International
- June 25, 2021, 05:00
Fans don’t want it, empty stadiums, Covid is rife and yet matches continue to be played
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- World
- June 24, 2021, 16:25
President Bolsonaro embroiled in a growing corruption scandal involving the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines
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- World
- June 16, 2021, 18:48
Fujimori refuses to concede defeat after narrow loss, claiming systematic fraud
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- World
- June 10, 2021, 17:06
Hard-left Castillo holds narrow lead over daughter of country’s former dictator Alberto
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- World
- June 3, 2021, 17:40
Pedro Castillo may mean end of free polls while Keiko Alberto vows to free father from jail
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- World
- May 19, 2021, 19:21
Ricardo Salles investigated over link to Amazon forest products contraband
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- World
- May 18, 2021, 20:00
São Paulo Letter: Question of why Bolsonaros were so opposed to vaccines comes to the fore
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- World
- May 14, 2021, 21:00
Biden acknowledges signals coming from Caracas, but it is unclear if they are sufficient for him to lift sanctions against Venezue(...)
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- World
- May 7, 2021, 17:13
One policeman among those killed in operation targeting drug gang
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- World
- April 30, 2021, 17:39
Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia among countries reporting increases in new infections
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- World
- April 13, 2021, 20:15
São Paulo Letter: Incident was filmed by cameras covering the legislative assembly
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- World
- April 9, 2021, 16:42
While voters say they are fed up with years of corruption and political turmoil, and many plan to spoil their ballots, there is no(...)
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- World
- April 7, 2021, 17:25
President remains fiercely opposed to stricter measures to tackle a growing crisis
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- World
- April 5, 2021, 18:32
Public health experts warn it is too early to say if country’s infection rate is plateauing
![Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, left, has sought political gain by associating his administration with one of the country’s most respected institutions, filling his government with serving and retired officers. File photograph: Antonio Cruz/Agencia Brasil/EPA Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, left, has sought political gain by associating his administration with one of the country’s most respected institutions, filling his government with serving and retired officers. File photograph: Antonio Cruz/Agencia Brasil/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4527428.1617381607!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- April 2, 2021, 20:00
Defence minister’s sacking was followed by the heads of the three branches of the armed forces
![Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and army commander Edson Pujol: the head of the army has a notoriously frosty relationship with the president. Photograph: Getty Images Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and army commander Edson Pujol: the head of the army has a notoriously frosty relationship with the president. Photograph: Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4524296.1617128045!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- March 30, 2021, 19:13
Move exposes deep tensions between president and the military’s high command over his efforts to align it with his far-right agend(...)
![Workers lower a coffin into a grave in the Vila Formosa cemetery in São Paulo on Wednesday. Photograph: Fernando Bizerra Workers lower a coffin into a grave in the Vila Formosa cemetery in São Paulo on Wednesday. Photograph: Fernando Bizerra](/polopoly_fs/1.4519042.1616603726!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- March 24, 2021, 16:34
Country records more than 3,000 daily deaths for first time as health system buckles
![Cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga will replace Eduardo Pazuello who, for 10 months, oversaw catastrophic health missteps as Covid-19 deaths near 300,000. Photograph: Joedson Alves Cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga will replace Eduardo Pazuello who, for 10 months, oversaw catastrophic health missteps as Covid-19 deaths near 300,000. Photograph: Joedson Alves](/polopoly_fs/1.4512139.1615915126!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
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- March 16, 2021, 17:19
Anti-lockdown and pro-chloroquine Marcelo Queiroga takes portfolio amid fatalities surge
![Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a public press conference. Photograph: Fernando Bizerra jnr/EPA Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a public press conference. Photograph: Fernando Bizerra jnr/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4508887.1615570724!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- March 12, 2021, 17:45
Former president Lula, whose conviction has been annulled, set to run against Bolsonaro
![The decision automatically restores Lula’s political rights, meaning he is eligible to run in next year’s presidential elections. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty The decision automatically restores Lula’s political rights, meaning he is eligible to run in next year’s presidential elections. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4505347.1615304812!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- March 9, 2021, 12:56
Left-wing leader now free to challenge Bolsonaro in 2022 presidential race
![President Bolsonaro (centre) would often make pistol-like hand gestures on the campaign trail, promising that, if elected, he would make it easier to buy firearms in Brazil. File photograph: Andre Borges/NurPhoto via Getty President Bolsonaro (centre) would often make pistol-like hand gestures on the campaign trail, promising that, if elected, he would make it easier to buy firearms in Brazil. File photograph: Andre Borges/NurPhoto via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4504587.1615228446!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- March 8, 2021, 18:18
São Paulo Letter: Is Brazil’s president concerned with protection or political leverage?
![Passengers disembark a train at Luz station in São Paulo, Brazil, on February 26th, 2021. File photograph: EPA/Sebastiao Moreira Passengers disembark a train at Luz station in São Paulo, Brazil, on February 26th, 2021. File photograph: EPA/Sebastiao Moreira](/polopoly_fs/1.4499381.1614707492!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- March 2, 2021, 17:54
Country recorded 30,484 deaths last month as health officials demand tighter restrictions
![Brazilian Deputy Arthur Lira, centre, is lifted as he celebrates being elected as president of Brazil’s Lower House in Brasilia on Monday. Photograph: Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty images Brazilian Deputy Arthur Lira, centre, is lifted as he celebrates being elected as president of Brazil’s Lower House in Brasilia on Monday. Photograph: Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty images](/polopoly_fs/1.4474303.1612284666!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- February 2, 2021, 16:51
Brazilian president helps ally to win influencial leadership position in congress
![Workers bury someone who died with Covid-19, in the Nossa Senhora Aparecida public cemetery in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, last week. Photograph: Raphael Alves/EPA Workers bury someone who died with Covid-19, in the Nossa Senhora Aparecida public cemetery in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, last week. Photograph: Raphael Alves/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4472411.1612109802!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
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- January 31, 2021, 16:26
Brazilian president’s allies close in on key roles in Congress as coronavirus criticism mounts
![A healthcare worker preparing a Covid-19 vaccine in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photograph: Victor Moriyama/The New York Times A healthcare worker preparing a Covid-19 vaccine in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photograph: Victor Moriyama/The New York Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4461499.1610994353!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- January 18, 2021, 17:38
Doubts over the country’s capacity to produce enough doses to bring the pandemic under control in the medium term
![Jair Bolsonaro: one of the few issues his administration has worked hard on and with significant success is to make cheaper guns more accessible in Brazil. Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images Jair Bolsonaro: one of the few issues his administration has worked hard on and with significant success is to make cheaper guns more accessible in Brazil. Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4456488.1610465476!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- January 12, 2021, 20:00
São Paulo Letter: Both leaders see themselves as battling entrenched establishments that seek to thwart their goals
![Demonstrators celebrate with green headscarves – the symbol of abortion rights activists – outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Demonstrators celebrate with green headscarves – the symbol of abortion rights activists – outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4446002.1609081516!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
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- December 27, 2020, 19:00
It is estimated that up to half a million illegal abortions take place in the country each year
![A container with the CoronaVac vaccine that arrived in Brazil from China at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo. Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty A container with the CoronaVac vaccine that arrived in Brazil from China at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo. Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4442873.1608557338!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- December 26, 2020, 01:00
Home to 8% of world’s population the region accounts for 30% of all deaths from Covid-19
![Rio de Janeiro’s mayor Marcelo Crivella: he denies any wrongdoing, and says he is the victim of “political persecution”. Photograph: Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images Rio de Janeiro’s mayor Marcelo Crivella: he denies any wrongdoing, and says he is the victim of “political persecution”. Photograph: Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4444036.1608661169!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- December 22, 2020, 16:35
Judge who authorised Marcello Crivella’s arrest says the mayor is a risk to ‘public order’
![Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro: he and his allies stirred up anti-vaxxer sentiment. Photograph: Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty Images Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro: he and his allies stirred up anti-vaxxer sentiment. Photograph: Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4435610.1607873114!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- December 13, 2020, 15:25
São Paulo Letter: As global demand grows for vaccines, Brazil risks being at the back of the queue
![Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro: has overseen the collapse of the economy of what was once South America’s richest country. Photograph: Ariana Cubillos Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro: has overseen the collapse of the economy of what was once South America’s richest country. Photograph: Ariana Cubillos](/polopoly_fs/1.4429952.1607359148!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- December 7, 2020, 16:39
Nicolás Maduro claims ‘great victory’ in poll generally boycotted and not recognised
![Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters after voting in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Antonio Lacerda/EPA Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters after voting in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Antonio Lacerda/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4423644.1606751814!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- November 30, 2020, 15:57
Brazil’s local elections are an important leading indicator for general elections
![Propaganda invites voters to turn out in the elections for the National Assembly in Caracas. Photograph: Miguel Gutierrez Propaganda invites voters to turn out in the elections for the National Assembly in Caracas. Photograph: Miguel Gutierrez](/polopoly_fs/1.4422859.1606668060!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- November 29, 2020, 16:41
Maduro targets win in election deemed by rival a ‘farce’ and by EU not ‘free and fair’
![Diego Maradona confronted by a posse of Belgium defenders during the 1982 Wold Cup in Spain. File photograph: Allsport Diego Maradona confronted by a posse of Belgium defenders during the 1982 Wold Cup in Spain. File photograph: Allsport](/polopoly_fs/1.4421197.1606471802!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Soccer
- November 28, 2020, 07:00
Diego Maradona understood football was first and foremost about the people’s passion
![Former president of Brazil Lula adjusts his facial mask while talking to the press after voting in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, on November 15th. Photograph: Fernando Bizerra/EPA Former president of Brazil Lula adjusts his facial mask while talking to the press after voting in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, on November 15th. Photograph: Fernando Bizerra/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4421454.1606491489!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- November 27, 2020, 21:00
Workers’ Party risks alienating potential allies by insisting on centrality of ex-president
![Sao Paulo governor Joao Doria and mayor Bruno Covas: The most significant defeat on the night for the president was in the race for mayor of the biggest city in South America. Photograph: Patricia Monteiro Sao Paulo governor Joao Doria and mayor Bruno Covas: The most significant defeat on the night for the president was in the race for mayor of the biggest city in South America. Photograph: Patricia Monteiro](/polopoly_fs/1.4410804.1605544711!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- November 16, 2020, 16:38
Brazilian president’s power under attack as traditional right and centre-right to fore
![Regina Bento Sequeira, a 59-year-old lawyer and candidate for the municipal elections in Brazil, poses for a picture in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Carl de Souza/AFP via Getty Images Regina Bento Sequeira, a 59-year-old lawyer and candidate for the municipal elections in Brazil, poses for a picture in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Carl de Souza/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4407770.1605205838!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- November 12, 2020, 18:30
Brazilian president has endorsed a number of candidates who are struggling in the polls
![Jair Bolsonaro: “You can’t have a judge deciding if you are going to take a vaccine or not,” said the Brazilian president. Photograph: Andressa Anholete/Getty Images Jair Bolsonaro: “You can’t have a judge deciding if you are going to take a vaccine or not,” said the Brazilian president. Photograph: Andressa Anholete/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4398934.1604417163!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- November 3, 2020, 15:45
President orders health minister to abandon plans to purchase a Chinese vaccine
![People celebrate at Plaza Italia square after a national referendum vote in Santiago, Chile, on Sunday. Photograph: Cristobal Olivares/Bloomberg People celebrate at Plaza Italia square after a national referendum vote in Santiago, Chile, on Sunday. Photograph: Cristobal Olivares/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4391459.1603733452!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- October 26, 2020, 08:50
78 per cent of people back a new charter to replace one imposed in Pinochet era
![Demonstrations on the first anniversary of the social uprising in Chile, in Santiago, as the country prepares for a landmark referendum. Photograph: Martin Bernetti/ AFP via Getty Demonstrations on the first anniversary of the social uprising in Chile, in Santiago, as the country prepares for a landmark referendum. Photograph: Martin Bernetti/ AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4387343.1603297228!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- October 21, 2020, 19:00
Further unrest as protesters say they are living in a two-tier society
![Luis Arce, presidential candidate for Movement Towards Socialism (MAS). Photograph: Juan Karita/AP Photo Luis Arce, presidential candidate for Movement Towards Socialism (MAS). Photograph: Juan Karita/AP Photo](/polopoly_fs/1.4385349.1603129493!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- October 19, 2020, 18:45
Presidential candidate significantly increases party’s vote share with leader still in exile
![Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro: Last week said he had ended the country’s Car Wash anti-corruption drive “because there is no more corruption in government”. Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro: Last week said he had ended the country’s Car Wash anti-corruption drive “because there is no more corruption in government”. Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4382059.1602778650!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- October 15, 2020, 16:35
Brazilian senator Chico Rodrigues found hiding money by police investigating corruption
![Presidential candidate for the far right Creemos party, Luis Fernando Camacho, addresses supporters during a campaign rally in La Paz ahead of the upcoming general election in Bolivia on October 18th. Photograph: Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Presidential candidate for the far right Creemos party, Luis Fernando Camacho, addresses supporters during a campaign rally in La Paz ahead of the upcoming general election in Bolivia on October 18th. Photograph: Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4376787.1602255190!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- October 9, 2020, 15:59
Party of exiled former president Morales confident of outright victory in first round for its candidate Luis Arce
![Relatives carry the coffin of a loved one to a section of a cemetery reserved for Covid-19 cases, in the outskirts of Lima, Peru. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo Relatives carry the coffin of a loved one to a section of a cemetery reserved for Covid-19 cases, in the outskirts of Lima, Peru. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo](/polopoly_fs/1.4362747.1600886214!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- September 23, 2020, 19:38
Volatile politics, uneven healthcare and inequality enable coronavirus to wreak havoc
![Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro raises an image of Jesus Christ during a gathering with Catholic and anti-abortion supporters in Brasilia earlier this year. File photograph: Getty Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro raises an image of Jesus Christ during a gathering with Catholic and anti-abortion supporters in Brasilia earlier this year. File photograph: Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4355495.1600179374!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- September 15, 2020, 15:17
Girl became pregnant after years of abuse at the hands of her aunt’s partner, a drug dealer
![Jair Bolsonaro: embracing populism. Photograph: Andre Borges/Bloomberg Jair Bolsonaro: embracing populism. Photograph: Andre Borges/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4340361.1598541915!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- August 27, 2020, 16:26
São Paulo Letter: President gains in popularity among the poor with social payments
![Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on a visit to the city of Sao Raimundo Nonato, in the state of Piaui. Photograph: EPA/ Alan Santos Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on a visit to the city of Sao Raimundo Nonato, in the state of Piaui. Photograph: EPA/ Alan Santos](/polopoly_fs/1.4321049.1596477720!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- August 3, 2020, 19:02
President criticised for ‘gross negligence’ in handling crisis, as deaths approach 100,000
![Cattle graze with a burnt area in the background after a fire in the Amazon rainforest near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil in 2019. Photograph: Joao Laet /AFP via Getty Cattle graze with a burnt area in the background after a fire in the Amazon rainforest near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil in 2019. Photograph: Joao Laet /AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4314825.1595862247!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- July 27, 2020, 16:04
São Paulo Letter: Jungle destruction prompts global pressure but makes little impact
![Auditors found that the Brazilian health ministry reduced funding to state and municipal health systems in April when contagion was accelerating across the country. Photograph: AP Photo/Eraldo Peres Auditors found that the Brazilian health ministry reduced funding to state and municipal health systems in April when contagion was accelerating across the country. Photograph: AP Photo/Eraldo Peres](/polopoly_fs/1.4311000.1595439329!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- July 22, 2020, 18:36
Federal auditors highlight chaos at heart of Jair Bolsonaro’s administration and its response to the crisis
![President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, delivers a speech during his isolation in Brasilia. Photograph: Andre Borges/EPA President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, delivers a speech during his isolation in Brasilia. Photograph: Andre Borges/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4307118.1594998850!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- July 17, 2020, 16:15
Army high command growing increasingly uneasy at its association with Bolsonaro
![Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19. Photograph: Marcos Correa/AFP/ Getty Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19. Photograph: Marcos Correa/AFP/ Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4297783.1594143967!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- July 6, 2020, 23:51
Right-wing leader has sought to minimise threat posed by coronavirus, comparing it to ‘mild flu’
![Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, at an event at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on June 30th. Photograph: Andre Borges/NurPhoto via Getty Images Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, at an event at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on June 30th. Photograph: Andre Borges/NurPhoto via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4294644.1593700947!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- July 4, 2020, 07:00
Brazil’s mounting Covid-19 death toll is not the president’s biggest problem
![Passengers at the Se metro station in downtown Sao Paulo. Brazil’s health ministry said recent data points to a “significant increase” in new cases of Covid-19. Photograph: Sebastiao Moreira/EPA Passengers at the Se metro station in downtown Sao Paulo. Brazil’s health ministry said recent data points to a “significant increase” in new cases of Covid-19. Photograph: Sebastiao Moreira/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4288685.1593106625!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- June 25, 2020, 18:37
Rights groups warn of ‘catastrophe of worrying proportions’ in prisons due to virus spread
![Fabricio Queiroz, a former political assistant of Flavio Bolsonaro, after being arrested. Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty Fabricio Queiroz, a former political assistant of Flavio Bolsonaro, after being arrested. Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4283609.1592582394!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- June 19, 2020, 17:04
Brazilian president appears dejected as judicial siege tightens around administration
![Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro: The country leads the world for daily deaths from Covid-19. The official total death toll exceeds 40,000. Photograph: Joedson Alves Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro: The country leads the world for daily deaths from Covid-19. The official total death toll exceeds 40,000. Photograph: Joedson Alves](/polopoly_fs/1.4276875.1591898209!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- June 11, 2020, 18:56
Brazil’s congress plans to block president’s move to use Covid-19 crisis to control colleges
![Inmates and a hostage on the top of a tower of the Puraquequara prison during a rebellion during which seven prison guards were taken hostage, in Manaus. Photograph: Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Inmates and a hostage on the top of a tower of the Puraquequara prison during a rebellion during which seven prison guards were taken hostage, in Manaus. Photograph: Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4257429.1589900760!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- May 19, 2020, 19:00
Relatives of prisoners fearful loved ones will catch virus in chronically overcrowded jails
![Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro wears a protective mask during the national flag raising ceremony in Brasilia on Tuesday. Photograph: Andre Borges/Bloomberg Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro wears a protective mask during the national flag raising ceremony in Brasilia on Tuesday. Photograph: Andre Borges/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4252326.1589390097!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- May 13, 2020, 09:03
Bolsonaro says he will scrap cabinet meetings over leaked video as infections accelerate
![Supporters of far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro taking part in a protest in Brasilia on May 3rd. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters Supporters of far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro taking part in a protest in Brasilia on May 3rd. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters](/polopoly_fs/1.4250486.1589209495!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- May 11, 2020, 16:06
Pandemic bearing down on region that spent 2019 racked by political crises and social unrest
![Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro shakes hands with his new attorney general Jose Levi Mello do Amaral jnr during his inauguration ceremony in Brasilia on Wednesday. Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro shakes hands with his new attorney general Jose Levi Mello do Amaral jnr during his inauguration ceremony in Brasilia on Wednesday. Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4243060.1588355128!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- May 1, 2020, 18:45
President faces fine of €825 a day if he fails to comply with court order
![Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro at a rally in Brasília on Sunday. Protesters demanded an end to the country’s Covid-19 shutdown and called for the military to intervene against congress. Photograph: Joedson Alves/EPA Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro at a rally in Brasília on Sunday. Protesters demanded an end to the country’s Covid-19 shutdown and called for the military to intervene against congress. Photograph: Joedson Alves/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4233554.1587405762!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- April 20, 2020, 19:04
President spoke at far-right protest amid bitter political dispute over coronavirus
![Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro (left) greets the outgoing health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta during the swearing-in ceremony of the new minister, Nelson Teich, on Friday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro (left) greets the outgoing health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta during the swearing-in ceremony of the new minister, Nelson Teich, on Friday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters](/polopoly_fs/1.4231777.1587144332!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- April 17, 2020, 18:28
President demands easing of Covid-19 measures and accuses congress of plot to oust him
![Volunteers members of Associacao Acao Comunitaria Nova Heliopolis distribute food in Heliopolis favela during the coronavirus pandemic in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photograph: Rodrigo Paiva/Getty Volunteers members of Associacao Acao Comunitaria Nova Heliopolis distribute food in Heliopolis favela during the coronavirus pandemic in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photograph: Rodrigo Paiva/Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4227928.1586794403!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- April 13, 2020, 17:00
Up to 40 million workers in informal sector hit particularly hard in Covid-19 crisis
![Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro: “The generals in the palace know Bolsonaro is completely out of his depth. He is the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time,” says political consultant André Pereira César. Photograph: Adriano Machado/Reuters Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro: “The generals in the palace know Bolsonaro is completely out of his depth. He is the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time,” says political consultant André Pereira César. Photograph: Adriano Machado/Reuters](/polopoly_fs/1.4223359.1586281890!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- April 7, 2020, 20:00
Brazil’s president wary of the pandemic’s effect on his grip on power
![A man in São Paulo bangs on a saucepan in protest during President Jair Bolsonaro’s TV address on Tuesday night. Photograph: Carlos Menezes/EPA A man in São Paulo bangs on a saucepan in protest during President Jair Bolsonaro’s TV address on Tuesday night. Photograph: Carlos Menezes/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4217956.1585753891!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- World
- April 1, 2020, 16:11
President continues campaign against lockdown but moderates tone in national address
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