Winds of change in Brazil, or an ill breeze?
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Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is ahead in the polls. But will his authoritarian rival, incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, accept the result if he loses?
Pastor Silas Malafaia, second from left, prays alongside President Jair Bolsonaro, far left, at the Assembly of God Victory in Christ Church in Rio de Janeiro.
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Trump and Bolsonaro use religion in similar ways, but there are key differences between the two countries’ evangelical communities – and politics.
The Balbina Dam (bottom right) created thousands of small islands.
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New research shows how hydropower is linked to extinctions.
Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro is attempting to win the Christian vote in the upcoming electon.
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Evangelical protestants, around one third of the population, are likely to play a key role in the upcoming Brazilian election.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, second from right, ran the investigation that led to former President Donald Trump’s indictment.
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Both sweeping immunity and overzealous prosecutions of former leaders can undermine democracy. But such prosecutions pose different risks for older democracies like the US than in younger ones.
Argentine protestors march on Memorial Day in March 2022, 46 years after the military coup d'état, to demand that justice be served.
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Instigated by multiple governments in South America, Operation Condor resulted in hundreds, potentially thousands, of human rights violations and extrajudicial killings.
Fragile democracy: there are concerns for the security of the upcoming Kenyan election.
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Electoral manipulation is rife around the world, but civil society organisations are working hard to counter attempts to erode the democratic process.
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Militias mete out violence far from the centres of power – but their dirty work is politically useful.
A child from the Mayuruna ethnic group stands on a pier on the banks of the Atalaia do Norte River in Amazonas state, Brazil, on June 12, 2022. Federal police and military forces are searching and investigating the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araujo Pereira.
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The deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil is at its peak, with 2022 breaking all records. Deforestation threatens human rights.
Farmers drive sprinkler irrigation machines in a wheat field in East China’s Jiangsu province.
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If China progressively increases production and becomes a consistent net exporter of maize, South Africa would have to explore markets elsewhere.
Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, is a notorious Covid-sceptic.
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Research confirms that Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, bears heavy responsibility for the death toll in his country, at every wave of the pandemic.
Lula with activists of the Landless Movement, March 21, 2022. Though he is leading the incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro in the polls, Lula’s victory is not assured.
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Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula, enjoys a comfortable lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. But the Workers’ Party candidate faces many challenges.
NASA’s Landsat satellites have been monitoring changes on Earth’s landscape for 50 years.
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When Indigenous peoples lose their river flow to dams, satellite programs like Landsat – which is celebrating its 50th anniversary – can help them fight for their resources.
Public trust in elections is being undermined by disinformation campaigns.
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Public trust in elections is being targeted by disinformation campaigns around the world.
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro meets then US president Donald Trump in 2019.
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Brazil’s president is mimicking some of former US president Donald Trump’s pre-election tactics.
Armed Salvadoran soldiers, following presidential orders, surrounded lawmakers in 2020.
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For the commitment to democracy to regain strength across the Americas, citizens need to become more confident in the integrity of their elections and their elected officials.
Loading packed fertilisers at Russia’s PhosAgro Group in the town of Pochep.
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The ultimate crop yields that farmers harvest depends on the use of fertilisers.
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Dietary guidelines can do a better job clarifying the differences between beneficial and harmful forms of processing.
A satellite captured large and small deforestation patches in Amazonas State in 2015. The forest loss has escalated since then.
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Land grabs spearheaded by wealthy interests are accelerating deforestation, and Brazil’s National Congress is working to legitimize them.
Colombia’s coffee region: the country could lose two thirds of its best coffee-growing land.
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More than half of the world’s best growing land could become less suited for coffee.