Jair Bolsonaro

Supporters gather outside house where former Brazilian president is staying while in exile in the US

Juliana de Albuquerque: Majority of Brazilians disagree with actions of rioters while American opinion far more evenly divided on violence of January 6th attack

Prosecutors cited a video that former president posted on Facebook two days after the January 8th riot

Failure of mob actions linked to Trump and Bolsonaro prove totalitarian alternatives may not be viable as the tide is turning

Brazilian police discover draft of decree declaring a “state of defence”

President works from his office as demonstrations supporting democracy are held in several cities nationwide

Brazil’s president had been reluctant to clamp down on protests by supporters of Bolsonaro, but Sunday’s mayhem has brought a firm reaction

At least 200 people arrested after thousands of Bolsonaro supporters storm government buildings

Lula declares federal security intervention in the capital and says rioters will be punished

Newly elected president takes aim at Jair Bolsonaro’s legacy in first decrees

Hundreds of thousands of supporters descend on Brasília for leftwing leader’s inauguration

Judge accuses Liberal Party of acting in ‘bad faith’ and trying to undermine country’s electronic voting system

Under Bolsonaro, the military played a central role. They have remained loyal to him despite his defeat

Left-wing veteran has pledged increased minimum wage, cash stipend for poor families and flagship social welfare payment but has sparked concerns over his commitment to fiscal responsibility

Report scuppers far-right’s hopes of delegitimising the ballot victory of Lula

Protests erupted on Sunday after Bolsonaro’s narrow loss in the presidential election

Allies distance themselves from outgoing president following Lula’s victory

The country has seen widespread gridlock as pro-Bolsonaro protesters block highways

While domestic Brazilian politics may concentrate on other issues, the world will hope that the new president can end the war on nature in the Amazon

Far-right president did not explicitly recognise his rival’s victory

Pro-Bolsonaro truckers block highways across Brazil to protest Mr Lula’s victory, with some calling for a military coup

‘I look forward very much to continuing our excellent co-operation’

Joe Biden strongly backs legitimacy of ‘free, fair, and credible elections’

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held slim advantage in race for office between candidates following bitter campaign

Brazilians go to polls in fraught second-round vote between far-right Jair Bolsonaro and leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Two-thirds of 12,000 registered Brazilian voters in the State expected to cast ballots in presidential election run-off

Opinion polls on the eve of the ballot gave Lula a lead of between four and eight percentage points

The Tory libertarian right has been destroyed by the failures of Johnson and Truss, while Donald Trump’s return looks less certain by the day

Frontrunner has backing of many former opponents in political bid to eject incumbent and far right from power

Brazil’s leader distances himself from Roberto Jefferson’s firing of ammunition ahead of presidential run-off

Bolsonaro’s online campaign engages in the mass production of ‘pure’ fake news for social media

Brazil’s presidential election rivals resort to personal attacks in prime time TV debate

The stage is set for a fraught, highly polarised four weeks of campaigning in a country that appears increasingly split into two politically irreconcilable blocs

Even if he wins the second election, Sunday’s result will have serious implications for an eventual Lula presidency

Contest much tighter than polls had predicted with Lula taking 48.4% of the vote and Bolsonaro on 43.2%

In the News podcast: Tom Hennigan reports from Brazil on Sunday’s upcoming presidential election and Bolsonaro’s refusal to accept defeat

Brazil’s president has prepared the nine states that make up the Brazilian Amazon for greater exploitation

Crisis mounts as president pardons supporter and taunts judiciary ahead of poll

São Paulo Letter: President’s alliance with evangelical Christians vital for re-election

Region opposed to Ukraine invasion but there is ‘reluctance’ around penalties, Varadkar says