Brazil thread 2023-

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Heartening news.

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And plans for this were well advanced before Lula was elected.

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CNT poll today

Lula's approval rate
57.4% Approve
34.8% Disapprove

Lula's administration now
46.5% Better than Bolsonaro's
22.0% equal
26.7% Worse than Bolsonaro's

If his approval rating holds, do you think he'll go back on his "no fourth term" pledge?

He already mentioned the possibility of running and not running in 2026. His age can be an issue, but Joe Biden will run in 2024, >80 candidates are not impossible anymore.

But equally, it isn't a trend that should be encouraged.

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War-torn FC Mariupol reborn in Brazil: ‘The least we could do to help give hope’

A Ukrainian community in southern Brazil has decided to turn its local football team into FC Mariupol, a top-flight club disbanded after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in a show of solidarity with the war-torn country.

AA Batel, a team from the Prudentópolis region in Paraná, said on Monday they will take on Mariupol’s kit, crest and logo a year after the Ukrainian club’s facilities and stadium were destroyed in the invasion which Moscow calls a special military operation.

“The club represents the identity of our community and our community is more than 70% Ukrainian and Ukrainian descendants,” said the AA Batel president, Alex Lopes. “Ukraine has always been incredibly supportive of great Brazilian football talent and became an important gateway for players to enter the European market. This is the least we could do to help keep their club alive and give hope to Ukrainians all across the world.”

But, muh, "Global South". Or something.

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You do, indeed, love to see it

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Such tragic and terrible news

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Well the actual result was pretty close, so you never know.

Good that he is being held to account anyway.

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Bannonism in its raw form isn't that popular anywhere, that is why it needs to be disguised.

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Its almost like many are relieved to see the back of Bolsonaro and a grown up in charge again.

<looks to the UK in 2025?>

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This was all treated as a bit of a joke at the time, I certainly did not realise it was in reality so serious.

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Is this poll dip related to Lula's recent comments on the Middle East?

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Bolsonaro put Brazil in the trash, more like.

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Interesting that educated people are *more* likely to vote for Modi/BJP in India.

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"Official" maps from the CIA have IIRC always shown Taiwan as part of mainland China.

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QUAEST poll shows that 99% of Brazilians believe the ongoing Flood Tragedy in Rio Grande do Sul is at least somewhat related to Climate Change.

When asked if the floods had relation with Climate Change, these were the answers from all Brazilians:

- Yes, fully related - 64%
- Yes, partially related - 30%
- Yes, a little related - 5%
- No, not at all - 1%

So only 1% take the full-fat climate change denial line, that is gratifyingly low.