Brazil far-right presidential candidate wins most votes in deforestation hotspots
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https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/brazil-far-right-presidential-candidate-wins-most-votes-in-deforestation-hotspots/
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In Brazil’s general election on Oct. 4, incumbent leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finished second to far-right Flávio Bolsonaro, a senator and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who was barred from public office after being convicted of planning a coup d’état. The two candidates will face each other in a second-round vote […]
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