Brazil Heads to Presidential Runoff as Court Orders Transport for Indigenous Voters
Photo: The GuardianBrazilians vote Sunday in a presidential runoff between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who finished slightly ahead in the first round. On Thursday a federal court in Pará state ordered the government to ensure Indigenous people nationwide can vote, saying distance and a lack of accessible transportation can make a recognized right impossible to exercise. Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest for his role in a failed 2023 military coup said to have targeted Lula, his vice president and a Supreme Court justice. In Roraima, Brazil's northernmost state, which heavily backed Flávio in the first round, voters hope he will revive the mining Jair encouraged. Jair's administration oversaw the felling of 11m acres (4.5m hectares) of rainforest. Indigenous activists say they will fight on if the Bolsonaros return to power.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing; left-leaning and alternative outlets had. Alternative sources split: The Intercept features journalist Andrew Fishman on the family's legal stakes, including Eduardo Bolsonaro's prison sentence, while AP reports the court order. The left-leaning Guardian focuses on Amazon communities and climate.
How the sides differ Alternative sources stress the Bolsonaro family's legal stakes and a court order on Indigenous voting; left sources stress Amazon communities; right sources have not covered it.
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The Guardian's podcast reports from Roraima, featuring voters, preachers, politicians and Indigenous activists, and focuses on what the runoff means for the Amazon and the climate.
The Intercept interviews journalist Andrew Fishman on the election's stakes and the Bolsonaro family's legal exposure; AP reports a court order on transportation for Indigenous voters.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.