By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
Thousands of Brazilians celebrated in the streets of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over Flávio Bolsonaro. The election gives the incumbent president four more years in power, amid tears and dancing, Africanews reports.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will begin a fourth presidential term in Brazil after defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, promising to deliver the best term in the country’s history. The president-elect will have to govern with a conservative Congress in a deeply divided country, reports RSTP.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Rstp ·
Donald Trump denounced as “rigged” the Brazilian presidential election won by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Flávio Bolsonaro says the courts have barred him from leaving Brazil, Le Monde reports.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Le Monde ·
Brazilian candidate Flávio Bolsonaro says a Supreme Court judge has barred him from leaving the country after his defeat by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He denounces the measure as intimidation and promises to challenge the election results, according to France 24.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: France 24 ·
On the eve of the second round of Brazil’s presidential election, statements by footballers such as Neymar are fuelling the contest between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro. The vote pits the two candidates against each other in a campaign marked by political tensions and debates over sports betting, Seneweb reports.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: Seneweb ·
Internet user sentenced to one year for glorifying terrorism in MartiniqueThe Fort-de-France court sentenced Patrick M., a Sainte-Luce resident, to one year in prison, including four months suspended, for glorifying terrorism after Facebook posts. The decision also includes a three-year ban from Martinique, socio-judicial supervision and ten years' ineligibility, according to La 1ère Martinique.The week in Africa
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