Latin America

Brazil's Presidential Runoff Reaches Dead Heat as Lula Closes Gap With Bolsonaro

Brazil's presidential election has tightened sharply, with Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied at 50% of valid votes in the latest Datafolha survey. High rejection rates, limited undecided voters and conflicting poll results leave a closely contested runoff.

Amazon Indigenous Leaders Take Environmental Crime Demands to UN

Indigenous leaders from four Amazonian countries are pressing governments to include land rights, community protection and Indigenous consent in a proposed UN protocol addressing environmental crime.