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Flávio Bolsonaro led Lula 47% to 45.2% in Brazil's first round and they will meet in an October 25 runoff. Their first debate featured personal attacks over corruption and security; polls show a close race, while Meta restrictions remain disputed.
Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence for attempting a coup was 27 years.
Indigenous leaders from Amazon communities are taking concerns about illegal mining, drug trafficking and deforestation to a United Nations conference in Vienna. They want stronger action against criminal networks and a greater role for Indigenous peoples in protecting their territories and shaping a proposed agreement.
Each of the two Wampis monitoring posts is staffed by 14 Indigenous guards.
Official satellite data says Amazon forest clearance fell about 42% to 3,335 km² in the year to July 2026, the lowest since records began. Cerrado deforestation fell about 24% to 5,517 km²; the figures come before Brazil’s 25 October runoff.
Amazon forest clearance fell by 41.8% over the past year.