BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Poll: Brazil's Lula holds wide lead over incumbent Bolsonaro Yesterdat 13:00 In Datafolha poll, 47% of respondents said they intended to support Lula in the upcoming presidential election, compared to only 28% for Bolsonaro.
NEW ERA IN COLOMBIA Colombia's first black vice-president brings green focus 23-06-2022 16:58 Francia Márquez will become Colombia’s first black vice-president in a government that was elected on a platform of radical change.
NEW ERA IN COLOMBIA Colombian president's challenges: military, rebels, congress and markets 23-06-2022 00:16 Gustavo Petro, who beat construction magnate Rodolfo Hernández in last Sunday’s run-off by 50% of the votes against 47%, will take office on August 7.
COLOMBIA ELECTIONS 2022 Colombia election signals return of Latin America's left 22-06-2022 13:12 After the election of leftist leaders in Argentina, Mexico, Chile and now Colombia – and with Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seemingly on track to return to office – a new political wave is sweeping Latin America.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Brazil's Lula unveils social, green campaign priorities 22-06-2022 12:14 Leftist former leader and frontrunner in 2022 presidential election race says his priorities in power will be social policies and protecting the Amazon.
COLOMBIA ELECTIONS 2022 Brazil congratulates Petro – but Bolsonaro remains silent 21-06-2022 15:37 Foreign Ministry in Brasilia says it looked forward to "the continuity and deepening of bilateral relations" with Colombia under Gustavo Petro.
COLOMBIA ELECTIONS 2022 Latin American leftist leaders hail Petro's victory in Colombia 20-06-2022 14:58 Gustavo Petro's election as the first left-wing president in Colombia's history sparks joy among similarly aligned Latin American leaders.
New era in Colombia Colombia braces for historic change with Petro as president 20-06-2022 14:17 Many major Latin American nations have elected leftist leaders at various times, but Colombia has until now only ever been governed by conservatives and liberals. The election of Gustavo Petro is also likely to shake up relations with Washington.
Latin America Ex-guerrilla takes on maverick in race to be Colombia's president 18-06-2022 01:20 A former leftist guerrilla and a millionaire businessman will go head-to-head on Sunday hoping to become the new president of Colombia.
Colombia Election 2022 Colombians set to vote in high stakes presidential run-off 17-06-2022 18:22 Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential run-off. Opinion polls have leftist Gustavo Petro and businessman Rodolfo Hernández neck-and-neck.
COLOMBIA ELECTIONS 2022 Meet the two black women bidding to make VP history in Colombia 15-06-2022 13:52 For the first time ever, Colombia will have a black woman vice-president next Sunday after voters goes to the polls for a crucial run-off ballot.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Poll: Brazil's Lula gains even more ground against Bolsonaro 27-05-2022 00:01 Brazil's former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has gained ground against incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro ahead of the vast South American country's October election.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Brazil's Bolsonaro appeals to the first lady to curb rejection from female voters 13-05-2022 07:00 President Jair Bolsonaro's wife, First Lady Michelle, is emerging as a powerful weapon in his campaign, as he is unpopular with a demographic that makes up more than half the electorate — women.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Lula, the tarnished icon, seeking a comeback as president in Brazil 09-05-2022 15:59 Capping a lifetime of dramatic twists of fate, 76-year-old leftist icon Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is seeking his unlikeliest turnaround yet: a presidential comeback.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Lula launches presidential campaign to 'rebuild Brazil' 09-05-2022 15:51 Former Brazil president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launches his campaign for a new presidential term, slamming the "irresponsible and criminal" administration of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Will Bolsonaro stage a comeback election win? 04-05-2022 15:45 The far-right incumbent has staged a turnaround, so much so that political analysts now say he could yet come from behind to win a new four-year term.
French election 2022 Macron seeks to heal French divisions after re-election 25-04-2022 09:02 French President Emmanuel Macron wins re-election in a battle against rival Marine Le Pen that saw the far right come its closest yet to taking power.
FRENCH ELECTION 2022 Macron gets second chance to show France his vision can work 25-04-2022 08:53 French presidents wins another crack at convincing the public that his pro-business, pro-European vision can work for them.
Colombia election 2022 Colombian presidential hopeful Petro signs oath against expropriation 19-04-2022 08:36 Gustavo Petro, who leads in opinion polls ahead of Colombian elections next month, signs oath not to expropriate property if he becomes next president.
Brazil election 2022 Cash handouts are saving Brazil’s poorest — and Bolsonaro’s campaign 18-04-2022 16:56 Jair Bolsonaro trails in polls for Brazil's upcoming presidential election. The outcome may hinge on government subsidies in a nation riven by inequality.
BRAZIL ELECTION 2022 Ex-Brazilian judge Sergio Moro ends campaign for president 31-03-2022 22:03 Sergio Moro, the famed 'Lava Jato' federal judge and ex-justice minister drops out of race for Presidency.
Colombian election Colombia makes history with two black VP candidates 25-03-2022 15:04 For the first time, two black Colombians will stand as running mates in May's presidential elections.
EDITORIAL So long to 2021... and hi to 2022 31-12-2021 13:03 One major difference between 2021 and 2022 – at least there are no elections this year, thus leaving the government less conditioned when defining its agenda but also the citizenry freer to make their own New Year’s resolutions.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Lula comes out swinging at Bolsonaro, slams 'imbecile' Covid policies 10-03-2021 18:13 Lula makes instant return to politics, attacking President Jair Bolsonaro and his "imbecile" Covid-19 policies, though the ex-PT leader declined to say whether he would run against him next year.
BRAZILIAN POLITICS Brazil Congress elects Bolsonaro allies as new leaders 02-02-2021 08:56 Brazil's Congress on Monday elected two allies of President Jair Bolsonaro to head the Senate and lower house, an important victory for the far-right leader as he seeks to re-galvanise his re-election efforts for 2022.