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Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim jolt for climate campaigners

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Guardian
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What happened

Inquest under way into why President Lula’s success in curbing Amazon deforestation has not lead to success at polls More fire, more ash, more crime, more death.

And a globally important ecosystem driven ever more rapidly towards a point of no return.

Key facts

  • Reported by The Guardian and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:03:52 UTC.

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  1. Where is Spain headed after the snap election announcement?

  2. Girl pleads for world leaders to save her country from climate change

  3. Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim jolt for climate campaigners

  4. ‘Now is the moment’: housing activists at Madrid encampment pin wary hopes on Spain’s early election

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