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Brazil's former president, who is running for reelection, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, appears in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 3, 2022, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, right, attends a meeting on June 9, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photos) **FILE**

‘Trump of the tropics’ in tough battle for second term in Brazil

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A banner emblazoned with an image of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who is a candidate for reelection, is displayed for sale in Brasilia, Brazil, Aug. 2, 2022. Almost half a century later to the day, thousands are expected to rally on Aug. 11, for the readings of two documents inspired by the original “Letter to the Brazilians”. Both new manifestos defend the nation's democratic institutions and electronic voting system, which Bolsonaro has relentlessly attacked ahead of his reelection bid. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazilians rally for democracy, seek to rein in Bolsonaro

By Diane Jeantet and Debora Alvares and Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Brazil's former president who is running for reelection, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, speaks during a campaign rally in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Lula da Silva asks for calm after ally’s killing

By Mauricio Savarese and Diane Jeantet - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, center, leads a motorcycle rally in Manaus, Brazil, June 18, 2022. With the election just three months off, some polls show only one in five women will vote for the tough-talking, pro-gun, motorcycle-riding former Army captain. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)

Bolsonaro’s reelection hopes dim unless he wins over women

By Débora Álvares and Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

President Joe Biden, right, meets with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during the Summit of the Americas, Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden holds tense meeting with Brazil’s ‘Trump of the Tropics’ Jair Bolsonaro

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gives a press conference after meeting with Elon Musk in Porto Feliz, Brazil, Friday, May 20, 2022. Musk, the Telsa and SpaceX chief executive officer, tweeted that he was in Brazil to help bring Internet service to rural schools in the Amazon and to help monitor the Amazon environmentally. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro casts doubt on Biden’s 2020 win ahead of summit meeting

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - Indigenous people painted with red ink representing spilled Indigenous blood and clay representing gold, protest against the increase of mining activities that are encroaching on their land, in front of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 11, 2022. Some of the world’s biggest mining companies have withdrawn requests for research and production in Indigenous territories of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and have repudiated Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s efforts to legalize mining activity in the areas. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Mining companies back away from Brazil’s Indigenous areas

By Fabiano Maisonnave - Associated Press

Confetti showers former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and supporters after the announcement of his candidacy for the country’s upcoming presidential election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, May 7, 2022. Brazil's general elections are scheduled for Oct. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil’s Lula courts centrists at unofficial campaign launch

By Mauricio Savarese and Débora Álvares - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gives a thumbs up upon arrival for a ceremony marking Army Day at Army headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro pardons lawmaker convicted at top court

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a caravan of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts who gathered in a show of support for him in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Bolsonaro seeks to rev up his support with motorcycle rally

By Debora Alvares and Tatiana Pollastri - Associated Press

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with the Workers' Party, right, and former Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin, with Brazilian Socialist Party, pose for photos during a campaign event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, April 8, 2022. Lula da Silva signaled that he will choose his former rival as his running mate in October's election. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)

Brazil’s Lula taps former rival as his pick for running mate

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, center, and his wife Michelle Bolsonaro, sing their nation's anthem during a ceremony next to departing cabinet members at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Cabinet ministers are leaving the administration en masse to help boost the president's reelection chances as they prepare to campaign for congressional seats and governorships. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil officials resign to seek new posts, boost Bolsonaro

By Debora Alvares and Diane Jeanete - Associated Press

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro looks towards supporters gathered outside the presidential residence Alvorada Palace on his 67th birthday in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, March 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro hospitalized

By Debora Alvares - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a ceremony to present the new national identification card, at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Jair Bolsonaro says Brazil will remain neutral in Russia invasion after Putin talk

Associated Press

A health worker gives a shot of the Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine inside the Solidary Hands Shelter for the homeless in the poor neighborhood of Ceilandia in Brasilia, Brazil, June 29, 2021. Brazil's government started taking an online public survey on Dec. 24 to inform their decisions about whether and how to vaccinate children against the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Brazil seeks public opinion on child vaccinations

By Debora Alvares, Mauricio Savarese and Marcelo Silva de Sousa - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a ceremony on the National Day of People with Disabilities, at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

‘Why a vaccine passport?’ Brazil’s president rips vaccination rules after missing soccer game

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Women offer flowers to a soldier in a show of opposition to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro after a military convoy passed Planalto presidential palace and parked outside the Navy headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. The convoy paraded by the palace on Tuesday, the day of a key congressional vote on a constitutional reform proposal supported by Bolsonaro that would add printed receipts to some of the nation’s electronic ballot boxes. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro loses his bid to reform voting system

By Mauricio Savarese and Marcelo Silva de Sousa - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2019 file photo, highway BR-163 stretches between the Tapajos National Forest, left, and a soy field in Belterra, Para state, Brazil. At the U.S.-led climate summit on April 22, 2021, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro shifted his tone on Amazon preservation and exhibited willingness to step up commitment, even though many critics remain doubtful of his credibility. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surged in April after pledges

By DAVID BILLER - Associated Press

A demonstrator waves a banner with an image of President Jair Bolsonaro, during a caravan backing Bolsonaro’s anti-coronavirus-lockdown stance, marking May Day, or International Workers' Day, in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, May 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Ex-minister: Bolsonaro eyed decree on chloroquine for COVID

By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA - Associated Press

Wearing a mask to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro greets people after a ceremony to deliver affordable homes built by the government, in a neighborhood of Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Apr. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil Senate starts potentially damaging probe of president

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press