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What a Flávio Bolsonaro victory could mean for Brazil, the Amazon and Latin America

A Flávio Bolsonaro presidency could bring tighter fiscal policy at home, closer ties with Washington and a more development-focused approach to the Amazon, with wider implications for Latin America.

Brazil's presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party (PL) reacts after the country's electoral authority said he will face President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the runoff of a presidential election, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 4, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Diego Herculano

Flavio Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil presidential vote, faces Lula in runoff

People protest against a bill that proposes reducing the sentences for January 8, 2023, riot convictions, including former President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, December 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Adriano Machado

US, Australia suspend consular services in Brazil

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir met Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira. Photo: Collected

Bangladesh, Brazil discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a ceremony of social welfare program "Bolsa Familia" (Family Allowance) at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 2, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

Brazil's Lula bans online betting, unveils debt relief plan as reelection race tightens

Artistic reconstruction of the new dinosaur from Maranhão state. It was 20 meters long and had a European relative. Credit: Jorge Blanco

20-metre dinosaur fossil unearthed at construction site in Brazil

Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes next to Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Andre Mendonca during a session of the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil 2 September 2026. Photo: REUTERS

Brazil's Supreme Court faces rare test as justices turn against each other

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/AL DRAGO

Lula's lead over Bolsonaro narrows ahead of Brazil election: Poll

Members of Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) fire brigade work to extinguish a fire rising in Amazon rainforest in Apui, Amazonas state, Brazil, August 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Brazil's natural areas shrink, worsening El Nino impact

The Zihan Plastics Industries stall at the Home Show Brazil 2026 in Brazil. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh showcasing jute, leather and lifestyle products at Brazil expo

Argentina's President Javier Milei attends the G20 summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/File Photo

Brazil downgrades diplomatic ties with Argentina after Milei insults Lula

A drone view of homes and empty plots along the banks of the Sarandi Stream, where houses were demolished for the Sarandi levee expansion project following the devastating 2024 floods, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 8 June, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Hydropower plants brace for heavy rains in southern Brazil as severe El Niño looms

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who is to be announced as candidate for Brazil's presidential elections, attends the national convention of the Liberal Party (PL) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 25, 2026. Photo:Reuters.

Brazil's Bolsonaro is barred from this year's election. Can his AI avatar campaign instead?