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'Transparency-to-Conspiracy Pipeline': Political Theorist Exposes Sinister Reason Trump Won't Shut Up About UFOs

Political theorist Yaniv Regev argues Trump's UFO disclosures may fuel conspiracy theories by turning government transparency into a source of deeper public distrust.

International Business Times UK

Colombia's vote may reshape the Amazon's future as political winds shift across Latin America

Abelardo de la Espriella, set to be Colombia’s president, has intensified debate over the future of the Amazon

The Independent UK

Red or green? For Brazil, the politics of World Cup kits matter

MORRISTOWN (UNITED STATES) - When Brazil faces Scotland in the World Cup on Wednesday, the South American team's goalkeeper Alisson Becker will be dressed in a green kit -- not the red one originally approved by FIFA.

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From Bolsonaro and Bukele to Fujimori and De la Espriella: Trump and Latin America's rightward turn

Soon after the US president first moved into the White House, his policies and outspoken backing for certain candidates inspired a new wave of Latin American leaders now shaping the continent’s future.

Euronews

Lula maintains lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil vote

The findings indicate that Bolsonaro may have limited the political fallout from reports that he sought financial backing from a now-imprisoned banker for a film about his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of plotting a coup against Brazil's democratic order and is serving a 27-year prison sentence.…

The Times of India

Lula warns Trump against meddling in Brazil election after criticism of judiciary

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday warned President Donald Trump against interfering in Brazil's October presidential election after renewed US criticism of judicial actions against Lula's political opponents. The exchange underscores rising tensions as Washington pushes new tariffs and labels two drug-trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organisations.

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Brazil Supreme Court convicts Bolsonaro's son for courting US help during coup trial

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro in absentia to four years and two months in prison for seeking US sanctions against Brazil during his father's coup trial. Prosecutors said he threatened judicial authorities by lobbying for sanctions if proceedings against former president Jair Bolsonaro did not favour him.

France 24

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Brazilian court convicts son of ex-president Bolsonaro

The son of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of courting interference from the Trump administration in his father's trial last year.

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Jair Bolsonaro’s son sentenced to four years in jail for seeking US interference in father’s Brazil coup trial

Brazil supreme court finds that Eduardo Bolsonaro – who resides in the US - tried to get sanctions put on judges trying ex-president over coup plot

The Guardian - UK

Lula Brands Marco Rubio 'Mortal Enemy' of Latin America as Trump Admin Targets Brazil With New Tariff Threats

Latin Times

Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave

Abelardo de la Espriella, promising an iron-fist approach to crime, leads polls in country’s presidential runoff election

The Guardian - US

Romário: ‘I consider myself one of the greatest players ever. An 11 out of 10’

Brazil’s 1994 World Cup winner on being good without training, his political legacy and why he loves social media

The Guardian - UK

Colombia's soccer jersey isn't just about sports. It's become a symbol of political division

Colombia’s national soccer jersey has become the subject of controversy during the country's bitterly disputed presidential election

The Independent UK

Trump administration proposes 25% tariffs on Brazil despite extensive US trade surplus

The Trump administration proposed 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil, charging that the world's 10th-biggest economy engages in trade practices that are "unreasonable'' and that "burden or restrict U.S. commerce

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Brazilian candidate Flavio Bolsonaro asks Trump to designate crime groups as terrorists

Brazilian conservative presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he asked US President Donald Trump during a White House meeting to designate Brazil's two largest criminal groups, Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), as terrorist organisations, arguing they meet the criteria for the label.

Latin Times

Brazil's 2026 Election: Lula–Bolsonaro Dead Heat Could Reshape South America's Political Map

Brazil heads toward its October 2026 presidential election with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right‑wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro locked in an almost perfect tie, setting up a deeply polarized contest with implications far beyond Brazil's borders.

The Guardian - US

Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father

Revelation seen as serious blow to candidacy of Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leading rightwing presidential hopeful

The Guardian - US

Brazil’s Atlantic forest records lowest deforestation in 40 years

Environmentalists hail decline but warn weakened laws could reverse gains

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Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspected

Gold prices are at an all-time high, and we are very worried. As disease ecologists, it’s not the economic instability that concerns us, but the fact that a surge in gold mining could have a devastating impact on human health.

The Guardian - UK

‘Amazon of America’: film paints vision of a post-coup Brazil giving up rainforest

Vitória Régia imagines rightwing Bolsonaro plot succeeded with US help – and highlights threats facing Indigenous peoples

The Conversation

Trump and Lula at the White House: a relationship built on pragmatism and a broader regional calculus

For about three hours of closed-door talks between Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump at the White House on May 7, 2026, many observers in the two countries held their breath. Since there was no official joint statement or press conference, they did not…

International Business Times UK

Why Was Donald Trump and Brazilian President Lula da Silva's Meeting Abruptly Closed to the Press?

Donald Trump and Brazil's president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held an unexpectedly closed‑door White House meeting on trade and security, intensifying scrutiny over what the two leaders discussed out of public view.

The Independent UK

The Latest: US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

The U_S_ military said Thursday that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces.”

The Independent UK

Trump ducks press after meeting with Brazil’s Lula takes sudden mystery turn

A planned Oval Office media availability was pushed back and then canceled altogether without explanation after the two leaders met for several hours behind closed doors on Thursday

The Independent UK

Brazil’s Lula to discuss fighting organized crime, tariffs in Trump meeting

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva plans to discuss organized crime and tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump, according to Brazil’s finance minister

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