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Tom Hennigan

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Tom Hennigan

    Brazil’s poor once propelled Lula to power. Now many are wavering (opens the original)

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    If incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is to win an unprecedented fourth term in Brazil’s presidential election, which starts on Sunday, he will likely need the votes of women like Silvana Santiago da Silva. A single mum at 14, the now 41-year-old street cleaner has at various periods over the years been able to supplement her income from low-paying jobs with the Bolsa Família, or family purse. A government cash-transfer programme to Brazil’s poorest citizens, it was created shortly after

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Tom Hennigan

    The Bolsonaro comeback: can Brazil’s most divisive dynasty reclaim power? (opens the original)

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    When Gilberto Palmares entered Rio de Janeiro’s state assembly in 2003, among the other newly elected members was a 21-year old Flávio Bolsonaro. Despite being ideologically on different sides of the aisle – Palmares was elected for the Workers Party – he says he always had cordial relations with his far-right colleague. “When we met in the elevator we would usually joke about football. He’s Vasco, I’m Botafogo. He was always civil. Polite,” he remembers. Now that Flávio (45) is

  3. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Tom Hennigan

    Trump alliance turns from asset to liability in Brazil’s presidential race (opens the original)

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    When Brazil’s far-right politician Flávio Bolsonaro accepted his party’s nomination for president on Saturday he failed to mention US president Donald Trump in his acceptance speech. It was a notable omission by the senator who has assiduously courted Trump, lobbying hard to get a photo-opportunity with him in the Oval Office in May. It was all the more noteworthy because at the convention in São Paulo there were frequent mentions of the right-wing “blue wave” sweeping Latin American p

  4. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Tom Hennigan

    A bitter family feud has imperilled Trump ally’s presidential bid in Brazil (opens the original)

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    Party conventions are typically non-events in Brazil. Ignored by the public, they do little beyond rubber-stamp decisions made by party bosses behind closed doors. But Saturday’s gathering in São Paulo of the Liberal Party to anoint Flávio Bolsonaro as its candidate in October’s presidential election will be closely watched. This is because of a bitter feud raging within Brazil’s leading far-right family that has pitted Flávio (45) against his stepmother Michelle Bolsonaro (44), his par

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