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Brazil's Lula-Bolsonaro showdown unfolds in Trump's shadow, with the Amazon at stake
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Brazil votes Sunday in a presidential election that could reshape its relationship with President Trump, return the Bolsonaro movement to power and alter the future of the Amazon.
Key facts
- Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year prison sentence after being convicted of plotting a military coup to overturn Brazil's 2022 election
- Bolsonaro's pitch: The 45-year-old lawyer, who has represented Rio de Janeiro in Brazil's Senate since 2019, is campaigning on conservative social policies, tax cuts and a tougher approach to crime
- Lula's pitch: The 80-year-old president is campaigning on his economic and social policy record: state-led national development, income redistribution and continuing welfare programs
- The showdown between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen
Summary
Flávio Bolsonaro has turned into something bigger: a test of Trump's influence in Latin America's largest country, with stakes for the region and the global climate. Trump said Thursday he's following Brazil's election "closely" and called it "important," though he didn't endorse a candidate. The dispute has become campaign ammunition for Lula and Bolsonaro, the eldest son of Trump ally and former President Jair Bolsonaro.