i am surprised, not that jair bolsonaro had - not that jair bolsonaro had such a good victory but lulause in the countryside of sao paulo, the support forjair bolsonaro is very strong, the economy is based on agribusiness, but in the capital that has a huge population lula does have a strong base in the workers party is going to the second round in the state of sao paulo because of the votes of that capital with the number like that. so it's going to be a very tough fight for lula to be able to show to the countryside of sao paulo, which is very rich and very important for the brazilian economy, that he can also do a government that would be beneficial to them. bud be beneficial to them. and what's your _ be beneficial to them. and what's your reading - be beneficial to them. and what's your reading of - be beneficial to them. and what's your reading of this run—off now, have lula with 88% of the vote, jair bolsonaro with 43.5, the remained in nine candidates are eliminated, the 9% of the vote is up for grabs, who gets it? 996 of the vote is up for grabs, who gets it?— who gets it? it'

they are very opposing candidates. jair bolsonaro - are facing? opposing candidates. jair bolsonaro as - are facing? they are very opposing candidates. jair bolsonaro as you l candidates. jair bolsonaro as you describe him as an extreme right—wing candidate, and lula da silva i would say is not extreme left wing back left wing, but they have very opposing agendas. they have very opposing agendas. they have very opposing agendas. they have very complicated issues in their past. lula da silva has been not only accused but convicted twice under the charge of corruption and money—laundering, which is not an easy thing for people to forget, but what i do believe is that people are so fed up with the jair bolsonaro administration that they are re—electing lula da silva not because they would like to have the party back, because the workers party back, because the workers party did not perform extremely well at the national level, neither at congress, so they are re—electing lula da silva but not rewarding the party. lula da silva but not rewarding the .

it narrowly against jair bolsonaro.— narrowly against jair bolsonaro.as i was expected to be - bolsonaro. it was i was expected to be a - bolsonaro. it was i was expected to be a close| bolsonaro. it was i was - expected to be a close race but it was a nailbiter until the very end. the crowd chanting lula has returned and whether you like him or loathe him, the fact is he has come back to come back 20 years after becoming leader is an historic moment for people here in brazil. but he will have his work cut out for him because this is a very different brazil, it is a very divided brazil. jair bolsonaro may no longer be president but his power will make lula's job hard. it will be a hugejob power will make lula's job hard. it will be a huge job for lula. but so many people here relieved his back and he can make a start in change in brazil. people here talking about the fact they want to leave behind anger and hate but it is a very divided country and trying to unite this country will be lula's biggest challenge. the iranian president ebrahim raisi has rep

jair bolsonaro had a rather different... hastily arranged opportunity to talk, really. absolutely, and president bolsonaro pointing out that the pollsters had underestimated him, and indeed they did. he outperformed his polls by about 8%, and now, remember that he was the person that was casting doubts on the integrity of brazil's election system, so he told reporters that it was a good thing that the military was involved as he had wanted them to be in a kind of side tabulation of the overall count that was done by brazil's supreme electoral court. here is what president bolsonaro had to say when he was asked about his allegations of fraud. translation: i wasjust i was just about to meet with the armed forces. we will talk about— the armed forces. we will talk about electoral transparency. we will — about electoral transparency. we will deal with that. jair bolsonaro there. laura, this is pretty clear how polarised this is. we have the left, we have got the right and then we have got these votes available for both of them.

the jair bolsonaro su ort the ground? the jair bolsonaro support is _ the ground?aro support is extremely _ the ground? the jair bolsonaro support is extremely resilient l support is extremely resilient with 66% of the votes now counted. lula da silva and jair bolsonaro are literally neck and neck and it does look as if lula da silva may be about to overtake jair bolsonaro because some of those areas in the northeast where lula da silva is so strong, those results are coming in a little bit later than in the bolsonaro supporting areas. but none the less this result does not tally with the opinion polls coming into this first round so it is a very interesting result. joining me for analysis as carlos pereira, a political scientist here in rio. an interesting night for political scientists, what do you make of this, 66% of the vote in and the candidates are neck and neck. . ., , . the candidates are neck and neck. . ., ,., ., neck. elections are always uncertain _ neck. elections are always uncertain and _ neck. elections are always uncertain and this - neck. electio

give let me just give you the figure, with 20% of the votes counted, 51.5% in favour ofjair bolsonaro ——jair.5% in favour ofjair bolsonaro —— jair bolsonaro, with lula at 48.5%. the margin between the two was significantly wider than that. our south america correspondent, katy watson, is in sao paulo and joins me now. so, the votes are being counted, they've been counted quickly. should we be surprised at the moment? the? we be surprised at the moment? they are bein: we be surprised at the moment? tie: are being counted quickly we be surprised at the moment? tie1: are being counted quickly and we be surprised at the moment? ti3:1 are being counted quickly and we're now at 30% between what you said. it's very, very narrow. 51% with jair bolsonaro, 49% with lula. people were expecting that jair bolsonaro would take an early lead. he's much stronger in areas in urban areas in the south, and where infrastructure is better, so the quicker counts versus lula, who is very popular in the northeast where infrastructure is harder and slower. nevertheless, this has been a nailbiter to the very end. it

jair bolsonaro will play on the economy is recovering in the past three months, indicators have beenhas been coming down. on the environmental front, and this is crucial, we have seen candidates beside jair bolsonaro play strongly on that front, and the amazon will continue being a crucial part of this debate, with the lula camp trying to use it as a way of reinserting cell in the international arena and international arena and international debates on climate change.- international debates on climate chance. ,, . ., . climate change. such a critical debate it is — climate change. such a critical debate it is in _ climate change. such a critical debate it is in the _ climate change. such a critical debate it is in the amazon i debate it is in the amazon is so important. in terms of the economy how is the brazilian economy how is the brazilian economy going at the moment? this economy going at the moment? as i economy going at the moment? e; i said economy going at the moment? is i said it's turning round in isaid it's turning round in the sense unemployment is coming down slightly, s

what happens is jair bolsonaro has many radicalized voters.f these social movements, they are waiting for a statement from jair bolsonaro. if the president says something, that there was fraud, we should count the votes again, something like that, it is going to feed into the narrative of the radicalized groups and that could be dangerous for brazil. >> we have to wait until the president does speak and find out what he says. thank you in the meantime. thank you. the ukrainian army service more than 50 cruise missiles were launched by russia in targets in seven regions across the country today. the result of these attacks have been sweeping blackouts and cuts the water supplies including around 80% of residents in the capital of kyiv. several of those muscles were shot down, 13 people were injured in the strikes and they have beeraising fears about how people manage during the cold winter months ahead. these strikes throughout the course of the month of october have already destroyed about one third of ukraine's power stations. >> once again t

tte: environmental policies under the administration ofjair the administration of jair bolsonaro the was a public disaster, saw an increase in deforestation rates notjust on amazon but all other brazilian biomes, jair bolsonaro destroyed most environmental agencies in brazil, he opened the way there activities brazilian region especially illegal mining activities, so now i think the first point they need to restore, while the speech we need to conserve the amazon, and we will fight illegal activities in the region. tt illegal activities in the re . ion. ., , , , illegal activities in the reuion. ., , ,, ., region. it would be remiss to not talk about _ region. it would be remiss to not talk about the _ region. it would be remiss to not talk about the people - region. it would be remiss to | not talk about the people who live in these regions, especially the indigenous communities, what does a lula victory mean for them. this communities, what does a lula victory mean for them.- victory mean for them. this is a hue victory mean for them. this is a huge step for— victory mean for them.

jair bolsonaro had a rather different...utely, and president bolsonaro pointing out that the pollsters had underestimated him and indeed they did. he outperformed his polls by about 8%, and now remember that he was the person that was casting doubts on the integrity of rozelle's election system, so he told reporters that it was a good thing that the military was involved as he had wanted them to be in a kind of side tabulation of the overall count that was done by brazil's supreme electoral court. here is what president bolsonaro had to say when he was asked about his allegations of fraud.- his allegations of fraud. well, there is the _ his allegations of fraud. well, there is the opportunity - his allegations of fraud. well, there is the opportunity to - there is the opportunity to have — there is the opportunity to have a _ there is the opportunity to have a conversation with governor, part of the party, we have _ governor, part of the party, we have a — governor, part of the party, we have a number of connections, i think

and that certainly has been — a lot of people put that down to jair bolsonaro, not so much supportingbecome legal and there should be more allowances to be able to mine on indigenous land. but lula says that if he becomes president, there'll be no illegal deforestation, no illegal mining. we could see the amazon going in a very different direction. but when it comes to brazilians voting, i think the amazon is less important. and what's important to them is poverty, economy, ithink, you know, it's the daily life, the cost of living that is really worrying a lot of people. and lula came to power 20 years ago promising to be a very different president. he did lift millions of people out of poverty. he managed to do that on the back of rising commodity prices. if he wins, he would be in charge of a very different brazil, a very divided brazil. we've had bolsonaro for the last four years. he ruled through the pandemic. he gave huge allowances to be able to support people through the pandemic. will those stay and support the poorest and those most in need? i think it's a challenging time, w

in the brazilian election — left—wing candidate, luiz lula da silva and right—wing president, jair bolsonaro go to a second round, run—off. indonesia investigates the death of 125 football fans killed in a stampede after police used tear gas in the stadium. the united nations calls on ukraine to release thousands of disabled residents — trapped in its network of orphanages. it also calls for alternative care, in the community, so that disabled can live independently, orwith independently, or with families. pressure is growing on the british prime minister, liz truss, to ditch her plans for removing the top rate of income tax after several senior conservatives say parliament won't vote it through. u nfortu nately, unfortunately, and really this is the base, i don't think the houseis is the base, i don't think the house is in a place where it is likely to support that. there is a way through that it isn't just pushing on. and the skin—tight fit of the spray—on dress that's the talk of the catwalk at this year's paris fashion shows. hello and welcome to the programme. brazil's presidential elec

well, jair bolsonaro said, ahead of the first round, that the polls were a lie. a lot of them i spoke to at the rallies that i went to, really believed that, that the polls were not representative. and, actually, at the end of the day, the polls did underestimate his support. there was an expectation that maybe lula could have won the vote in just one round without the need for a runoff. but that was not to be. jair bolsonaro has said that there is... he's talked about the fact that there is... the system is open to fraud, with no evidence to back that up. but certainly, he's sowed the seeds, if you like, of doubt in the system. i mean, it is harder to think of a kind of more stark turn in the road, isn't it? i mean, one direction leads in all sorts of things if bolsonaro wins. and if lula wins, the country could be taken in a totally different direction, couldn't it? yeah. i mean, i'vejust come back from the amazon, which i think is perhaps an example where you can think about that stark difference. i was up in the north, right on the border of venezuela, where,

a few minutes later, incumbent jair bolsonaro cast his vote.cal time. our correspondent in brazil, katy watson has this update. there are nearly a dozen candidates in this presidential race, but only two men who really matter. the front runner is former leftist president lula da silva. he was at one time the most popular politician here in brazil, but he fell from grace over corruption scandals, the spent time in prison. those charges have since been annulled. and on the other side of the political spectrum is his rival, jair bolsonaro, currently president, a man who is known for his patriotism, family values and conservatism. but he's also known for his disdain of democracy. and that's the big concern in this vote. basically, over the weekend, the latest polls showed that lula could win this vote in one round, avoiding a runoff later in the month. but actually he could get more than 50% of the votes. and jair bolsonaro is currently trailing him by about ia percentage points. but there's also a very real possibility that jair bolsonaro won't ac

disappointment for followers of the incumbent president jair bolsonaro. question many are asking — will he concede defeat? at least at least 130 people have died after a pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed in western india. national mourning in south korea after more than 150 people are crushed to death at a halloween event in seoul. music plays. and how the rock band coldplay is offering its support to protesters in iran. it's official, the left of centre politician luis inacio lula da silva, commonly known as lula, has won brazil's presidential election, snatching victory by a tiny margin from the right—wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro, who had an early lead as the first votes came in. the final tally was just 50.8% to lula. these are live images from brazil. crowds of mr lula's supporters have been celebrating in the streets. this represents an amazing comeback for the former president, who three years ago, was serving a prison sentence for corruption — his conviction was later overturned. but the contest reflected how deeply polarised brazil is. mr l

. -- 53% of the votes and jair bolsonaro trillion 47%. the -- trailing at 47%.hey are trying to tweak representative samples to get this one right, this week jair bolsonaro momentum has been trading -- fading with recent gafs including a violent gun battle with one of his allies and police. we are watching the debate between the two candidates. jon: are there some characterizing this is a referendum on democracy? >> we have already seen president jair bolsonaro this week attack the electoral authorities. for years he has tried to undermine the electronic voting system. there has been fears that if the margin is very close he would not concede defeat. we are watching, lakhdar -- watchdogs are signaling more disinformation on social media more attempts to bring about violence if this election is this -- is contested. we are watching for more signs of turmoil that could cost the brazilian economy $12 billion cording to bloomberg economics if we take into the account the market impact in the brazil rialto appreciation as well. katie: she is coanchor of bloomberg day

inÁcio lula da silva of the leftist workers party won 40%, beating brazil's far right president jair bolsonaroho received 43% of the vote. it was a closer result than many projected and bolsonaro-backed candidates also performed well in other races. lula spoke to supporters sunday night. >> i have never won an election and in the first round. i have won all of them and it the second round. what is important is a chance to think thoroughly on what proposed versus side and build a network of alliances and supporters before winning. show to the people what will happen and who will win. amy: there is widespread fear in brazil that bolsonaro could tempt a coup to ay in power. this already has been the most violent election campaign brazil has seen in years. bolsonaro spoke on sunday. >> we are going to form alliances for us to win the election. i can't talk about them at the moment. amy: we'll have more on brazil after headlines. ukraine has recaptured the city of lyman, a key railway hub in eastern ukraine. russian troops withdrew from the city on saturday, when day after russian president vladimi

under brazil's current president, jair bolsonaro, deforestation has soared, illegal mining is at record highs. he and his supporters say the amazon needs to be developed. but the forest and its people are suffering — a traditional way of life forever being altered by miners and loggers. rival lula has promised to end illegal deforestation and mining. but is he really the man to save the amazon? perhaps this is one of the most critical presidential elections we have ever had in brazil. as brazilians go to the polls, will who wins decide the future of the rainforest? we travelled to brazil's yanomami territory, right up on the border with venezuela. it's the world's largest indigenous reserve — home to nearly 30,000 people who live as hunter—gatherers, as well as tens of thousands of illegal miners, a number that keeps growing. the remoteness of the yanomami is what makes them so special, but also increasingly vulnerable. this woman is malnourished and dehydrated. the health centre's become a field hospital on the front line of illegal mining. there are new cases every day — old and young

presidential election with former president, luiz inacio lula da silva narrowly ahead of the incumbent jair bolsonaroowds of mr lula's supporters started celebrating in the streets as he overhauled the far—right incumbent, jair bolsanaro, who had taken an early lead. mr lula is now on 50.7% compared to bolsonaro�*s 49.3%. the left—wing candidate — and former president — lula da silva came first in the initial round, four weeks ago. but the contest with his rival, the current presidentjair bolsonaro, has been tighter than had been expected. all day brazilians have been casting their votes across the country, including communities in the remotest parts of the amazon rainforest. live now to rio dejaneiro and pedro menezes — who is a economist and pollster.— the polling has improved joining us. we are starting to see some reports that lula has been taking the lead. what is your reaction to the latest round of counting?— reaction to the latest round of countin: ? ., �* �* counting? so, we have... bbc... the closest election _ counting? so, we have... bbc... the closest election of _ counting? so, we have.

at night, the right wing president, jair bolsonaro let a rally, at night, bolsonaro live streamed onal media. tensions are running high ahead of the race, with several cases of harassment and outright attacks between opposing political camps. there have even been accusations of poll researchers having their lives threatened by jair bolsonaro backers. the two top candidates have high rejection rates and jair bolsonaro has repeatedly claimed the electronic voting system can't be trusted without providing any evidence of problems. in recent days, lula da silva has provided a dominant position in the polls, the final poll released saturday evening gave lula da silva with 50% and jair bolsonaro with 60% votes. lula da silva's lead has said he could lead on sunday. if no one secures 50%, the top candidates will confront each other on a runoff vote at the end of the month. cnn, brazil, sao paulo. >>> protests over the deatath o a young iranian woman n enter their third week. a huhuman rights group says iran's military has been ordered to crush the protests. the report, after the break. when

jair bolsonaro is a man who stirred huge amounts of criticism but so, too, has lula.who president obama once called the most popular politician on earth. jair bolsonaro is yet to respond. these pictures, the only proof of life since lula's victory. his son flavio, also a politician, acknowledged the support of fans, but everyone is waiting for the president. the silence, it is not a good sign. i don't know what those guys are thinking. we need to give him the time to absorb the impact of the loss yesterday. with or without bolsonaro's blessing, the hard work starts now for lula, bringing the two sides together for a reunited brazil. lula's victory is also a return to the world stage for brazil. nowhere is that more important than the amazon. he will want to deliver on his promises to end illegal deforestation, and wants to open up communication, rather than cutting of the conversation and it comes to climate change. all poultry in england must be kept indoors under new restrictions to fight the country's largest ever bird flu outbreak. 5.5 million birds have died or b

jair bolsonaro has regularly attacked the voting system, offering up baseless allegations of fraud.tropical trump could follow in the footsteps of his friend in the north. this weekend brings to an end what's often been a bitter and personal campaign, a battle between two huge populist politicians at either end of the political spectrum. whoever wins, though, will have a huge job on his hands trying to govern this deeply divided country. amid an intensifying economic crisis in brazil, the political drama is far from over. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo. let's go to south asia now, and the former prime minister of pakistan, imran khan, has begun leading a week—long march of his supporters from the eastern city of lahore to the capital islamabad, demanding early elections. that's after he was ousted in april after losing a confidence vote in parliament. 0ur reporter tarhub asghar is in lahore. right now i am here at lahore's liberty tower, one of the iconic spots. former prime minister and pti chairman imran khan asked supporters to gather here so that he can move, formally start

jair bolsonaro has regularly attacked the voting system, offering up baseless allegations of fraud.opical trump' could follow in the footsteps of his friend in the north. this weekend brings to an end what's often been a bitter and personal campaign, a battle between two huge populist politicians at either end of the political spectrum. whoever wins, though, will have a huge job on his hands trying to govern this deeply divided country. amid an intensifying economic crisis in brazil, the political drama is far from over. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo. northern ireland is facing the prospect of another election, after parties failed to reach agreement on a return to power sharing. the secretary of state, chris heaton harris, has said he will call an election, but has delayed setting a date. our ireland corespondent emma vardy has this report. government at stormont is always fragile. now it has returned to deadlock. ministers are no longer in charge and civil servants are keeping the lights on instead. the secretary of state for northern ireland has said he will call an electio

jair bolsonaro currently trailing by 1a percentage points.ls are correct. katie watson reporting. the cost—of—living crisis is hitting people living in rural areas harder than those living in towns and cities, according to a new report. the rural services network says people in the countryside are spending more on essentials like heating, transport and housing. joanne writtle has more. like many rural villages, welshampton, near ellesmere, doesn't have mains gas. great—grandad ian fletcher relies on heating oil, and the price has shot up. we've no other alternative. we've got to buy the oil or we freeze, basically, and can't cook. so, we've got to make sure we have the oil in at all times. he gets a small discount through a community bulk—buying scheme and has solar panels. the government has said householders off the gas grid will receive £100. the north shropshire mp says that's not enough, as oil prices have doubled in a year. for an average household, that's about £1,200 more and the government have only offered them £100, which isn't goi

brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, has yet to accept defeat in sunday's presidential election, despitehe victory of the left—wing challenger, luiz inacio lula da silva. mr bolsonaro's silence has fuelled concerns that he may contest the outcome. 0ur correspondent nick miles is in rio dejaneiro and joins us now. how soon can we expect to hear from presidentjair bolsonaro and what is he likely say? the president jair bolsonaro and what is he likely say?— he likely say? the latest information _ he likely say? the latest information we - he likely say? the latest information we have - he likely say? the latest information we have is l he likely say? the latest i information we have is that he likely say? the latest - information we have is that he has been at his residence in brasilia, the capital several hundred miles away from us in rio dejaneiro. he's been speaking with a number of his ministers and we understand a couple of them have tried to persuade them to accept the results yesterday evening selection for the as yet, we're expecting some kind of statement tomorrow. it appears that

political comeback, luiz inacio lula da silva has been elected the new president of brazil, defeating jair bolsonaro. but bolsonaro has not yet conceded the race. we will go to sao paolo for the latest. we will look at lula's return to the presidency. then police in california have arrested a man for breaking enter house speaker nancy pelosi's home and assaulting her 82-year-old husband with a hammer. the man reportedly yelled, "where's nancy? where's nancy?" we will speak to democrac congressmember ro khanna of california as president biden links the attack on pelosi house to election conspiracy theories spread by republicans. pres. biden: it is one thing to condemn the violence but you c't condemn the violence unless you condemn those people who continue to argue the election was not real, that it is being stolen, that all the malarkey out there to undermine democracy. amy: we will also speak with congressmember khanna about the war in ukraine and u.s.-saudi relations. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. brazilians h

brazil's former president, lula da silva, wins his old job back, beating incumbent jair bolsonaro. translation: today we are telling the world that brazil. is back, that brazil is too big to be relegated to the set role of pariah of the world. the authorities in india promise a full investigation after a bridge collapse kills at least 1m people. rulers warn the demonstrations have to stop. and with the us midterm elections are only days away, we visit president biden�*s home town and measure the political mood. although to come in the cellar. first of all, we take you to brazil. supporters of brazil's left—wing president—elect, luis inacio lula da silva, have been celebrating his narrow election victory over jair bolsonaro — who has yet to concede. the final tally was just 50.8% to lula. large crowds of people have been dancing, chanting lula's name and setting off fireworks. this represents an amazing comeback for the former president, who three years ago, was serving a prison sentence for corruption — his conviction was later overturned. but the contest reflected how deeply polar

let's start by mentioning the fact that jair bolsonaro is yet to concede. correct, yes. he has refused to see some of his closest advisers. you know, earlier in the weekend he did concede to a in brazil that he would respect the democratic outcome, but until he does so, of course, we are waiting to see how he will react to the defeat, which was the narrowest in resilient democratic history. in resilient democratic history-— in resilient democratic histo . �* . ., history. and there are real concerns _ history. and there are real concerns of _ history. and there are real concerns of will _ history. and there are real concerns of will mean - history. and there are real concerns of will mean in i history. and there are real - concerns of will mean in terms of initial reaction amongst bolsonaro supporters. yes, of course. there _ bolsonaro supporters. yes, of course. there are _ bolsonaro supporters. yes, of course. there are already - course. there are already reports in brazil of truck drivers, which make up significant support base for president bolsonaro taking to the st

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the current president, jair bolsonaro of the far right, faces left—wing former president luiz inacioula da silva in the deciding round. an immigration centre in southern england has been firebombed, with the suspect reported to have killed himself. officials in india say at least 68 people have died after a suspension bridge collapsed in western india. at least 150 people were thought to be on the bridge in morbi in gujarat state at the time, but it's feared that number could have been far higher. the bridge had onlyjust re—opened to the public following extensive renovations. in a tweet, the prime minister of india, narendra modi said he had spoken to local officials regarding the incident and that the rescue operation was ongoing. he pledged to give all possible help to those affected. our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan gave us the latest a short while ago. it isa it is a very tragic and unfortunate incident in the state of gujarat because hundreds of people were out on a holiday, today is a sunday and also a hindu religious festival, the post—diwali period, people still enj

brazil's presidential election — it could mark a change of direction for the country, with incumbent jair bolsonarop against former leader lula da silva. i'm in rio dejaneiro, to bring you the latest results as they happen in this most polarised of elections. one of the deadliest football stadium disasters in decades, 125 people are killed in indonesia, after police fire tear gas, causing a stampede. britain's prime minister admits her government should have better communicated before the mini budget that sparked turmoil on the financial markets and insists they'll be no u—turn on axeing the top rate of income tax. i do stand by the package we announced and i stand by the fact that we announced it quickly, because we had to act. but i do accept we should have laid the ground better. i do accept that. up for hours to cast their votes in one of the most polarised presidential elections in decades. the right wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro, has been trying to fight off a strong challenge from his socialist rival, luiz inacio lula da silva. if neither candidate wins more than 50% of valid votes, there w

jair bolsonaro has regularly attacked the voting system, offering up baseless allegations of fraud.teps of his friend in the north. this weekend brings to an end what's often been a bitter and personal campaign, a battle between two huge populist politicians at either end of the political spectrum. whoever wins, though, will have a huge job on his hands trying to govern this deeply divided country. amid an intensifying economic crisis in brazil, the political drama is far from over. katy watson, bbc news, in sao paulo. arsenal's pablo mari faces at least two to three months out of football after being stabbed on thursday in a supermarket in the northern italian city of milan. the footballer is on loan from arsenal to the club ac monza. one person died and five were wounded in the attack. italian police have detained a 46—year—old man with mental health issues. aruna iyengar has this report. it could have been much worse. spanish —— spanish football player pablo mari says he feels lucky because he saw a man die in front of him. he escaped life opening injuries after being stabbed hav

we still haven't heard from jair bolsonaro yet.ppens if he doesn't? i concede defeat eventually and what happens if he doesn't?— happens if he doesn't? i think that is what everyone _ happens if he doesn't? i think that is what everyone here _ happens if he doesn't? i think that is what everyone here in _ happens if he doesn't? i think that is what everyone here in brazil - happens if he doesn't? i think that is what everyone here in brazil is l is what everyone here in brazil is wanting to know. will he concede defeat and when will he concede defeat? we have heard nothing from him or his sons, who are also prominent politicians. jair bolsonaro, throughout the campaign he questioned the voting system and alleged fraud with no evidence to do so. he is known as the tropical trump and he is a big admirer of donald trump and many people feared he might do something similar in contesting the results when they came through. it was such a close race. maybe he will ask for a recount. i think everybody here is just wanting to find out exact

right wing populist president jair bolsonaro counts those agribusiness as his loyalists.mpaigned to develop untoucheland in the amazon and he continues to do so. one of his first acts as president was taking the federal bodies in charge of indigenous rights and forest conservation and moving them from the justice ministry to the agriculture ministry. >> we don't sell our land because it is like our mother. our territory is our body and we don't sell our body, we don't sell our mother. we wouldn't sell because it is sacred and we start suffering pressures of invasion, pressure from mining, from agribusiness, which has expanded a lot, pressure from logging companies, which ardeforesting our territories, and we have been resisting. jane: as bolsonaro faces former president luiz inacio lula da silva, known widely as lula, in a runoff for re-election, the amazon rainforest and its people have become part of a wider political battle. development versus conservation. job creation versus indigenous rights. humanities professor felipe milanez says this is all part of a political p

the far—right incumbent, jair bolsonaro, is seeking a second term.ain in the brazilian military, he was a councillor for rio dejaniero before being elected president in 2018. he cut ties with the social liberal party in 2019, and is running for the conservative liberal party in this election. mr bolsonaro has previously said if he loses this election, it will be because the voting system is rigged — something brazil's electoral authority has dismissed — but it raised concerns he may not accept the result. the other frontrunner is luiz inacio lula da silva, known simply as lula. the left—wing former metal worker and union leader was president of brazil from 2003 to 2010 for the workers�* party, and left office with an approval rating of 80%. he was jailed in 2018 on corruption charges, but those were quashed and he was freed in 2021, allowing him to run in this election, promising to �*get the country back to normal�*. we will go to copacabana beach where our correspondence is standing by. the count has begun so where are we? 10% of the vote has been

so the underlying current here in brazil is uncertainty and fear that if jair bolsonaro does not winbeen anxiety here in brazil. could that mean that president bolsonaro, who is very close to the military, could somehow turn to them to keep him in power? the good news on that front is that military officials have been briefing brazilian newspapers that they have no appetite at all for a coup. but there has been some political violence in the run—up to the selection and there is heightened uncertainty about what will happen when the polls close and the results are announced tomorrow night in this first—round election. jair bolsonaro swept to power four years ago in a wave of discontent over corruption within the country. and disillusionment with mainstream politics. he has certainly been a different kind of leader. but has he done anything to tackle those issues? well, bolsonaro has wrapped himself in populist, pugnacious conservatism. he has accelerated deforestation of the amazon rainforest. he has increased gun ownership in brazil. he is campaigning on a platform of god, faith, fam

freedom of jair bolsonaro against the censorship of lula. >> the mood here amongst lula supporters isely jubilant. this has turned into a street party. but it's important to remember this is not an outright victory. bolsonaro is still very much so in this race. jane: more so than predicted by polls, some of which placed bolsonaro behind lula by as many as 14 percentage points. in the end, it was a much tighter race. his levels of support, says brazilian journalist and political columnist patricia campos mello, were underestimated. >> we realized the brazilian population is, you know, much more conservative than we all imagine. jane: beyond the presidential race, bolsonaro's party won the greatest share of seats in congress. >> if bolsonaro gets elected, he's going to be unstoppable. we've seen this with other leaders in other countries who get reelected because he's going to have -- congress is going to be highly supportive of him. jane: the current president has refused to say if he would accept the results of the presidential election if he loses. for months, he has called the elect

su rival, el actual presidente jair bolsonaro obtuvo el 49,16 por ciento lula, Íder del partido de lose 2003 y 2010, volveÁ a ocupar la presidencia de un brasil extremadament e dividido, a partir del 1 de enero de 2023 y por los 4 aÑos siguientes. bolsonaro no ha aceptado la derrota hasta este momento. hoy se conocÓ que el expresidente mexicano, carlos salinas de gortari, obtuvo en mayo pasado la nacionalidad espaÑola, luego de acreditar su ascendencia sefarÍ, inforÓ el diario "el pÍs." seÚn el reporte, salinas de gortari termiÓ con la documentacÓn para convertirse en espaÑol en 2019. el ex mandatario vive en el reino unido y frecuentemente visita espaÑa. sombÍo y luto - asi es el ambiente en el distrito itae won, en seul, corea del sur, donde este sabado miles de Óvenes y adolescentes abarrotaron el lugar para celebrar la festividad de halloween, producÉndose una estampida que deÓ al menos 153 personas muertas& no esÁ pclaro que desaÓ la estampida, en la que tambÉn murieron unos 22 extranjeros, entre ellos dos estado- unidenses. el colapso de un puente colgante en estado de guja- rat,

but the contest with his rival, the current president jair bolsonaro, has been tighter than expected.ns have been casting their votes across the country, including communities in the remotest parts of the amazon rainforest. we can show you some live pictures of people celebrating. as mentioned, it has been mentioned by the supreme electoral court in the country that lula won 59 point sent —— 59% of the vote,. this is lula da silva speaking on camera at a press conference, he has said that they tried to burn me alive and i am here, here speaking of course in sao paulo. he was the country's residents between 2003 in 2011 but he was jailed for corruption until the ruling was overturned. he is known for expanding the economy, also the welfare system of the country and when he left office in 2011, he had an approval rating of 80% but of course his critics talk about his corruption allegations and the big question is how he can unite the country. vania pena—lopes is co—chair of the brazil seminar at columbia university, and an expert in brazilian studies and joins us now from new york. than

da silva is making a dramatic return to power after narrowly beating the far—right incumbent jair bolsonarothe presidential election. lula da silva described his win as a victory for democracy. he urged peace and unity. the authorities in the indian state of gujarat have promised a full investigation into the collapse of a pedestrian suspension bridge. at least 130 people are known to have died and it's feared that number will rise. divers are continuing to search for survivors in the machchhu river. a period of national mourning has been declared in south korea, where 153 mostly young people celebrating halloween were crushed to death on saturday in seoul. the president, yoon suk—yeol, has vowed a full investigation into one of the country's worst ever disasters. now on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur and today i'm in skopje, north macedonia, a land subject to countless wars and conquests going back to the time of alexander the great. this young nation was, of course, a part of the former yugoslavia. now it's desperate to get into the european union, but progre

the incumbent jair bolsonaro is known as the trump of the tropics and he's facing off against lula daace. paula? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely, alex. it's fascinating to be back here to see the issues for ourselves, it's a divided electorate as you're saying the jair bolsonaro is trying to get mileage out of the culture wars. it sounds familiar, right? these issues will be front and center as brazilians take to the polls on sunday. listen. millions more in brazil now are armed and ready. ready to load, aim, and fire. gun ownership, who can own them, and why people need them as become an election issue. and it's the president himself, jair bolsonaro, who wants more brazilians to bear arms, has loosened strict gun ownership laws and made promises of more gun rights to come. win or lose, his armed masses aren't going anywhere. one of the owners of this club tells us bolsonaro is one of the best sellsmen he had. >> he did free advertising, encouraging people to buy guns. >> reporter: daniel tells me he believes bolsonaro's opponent, lula da silva may try to crack down on gun ownership if

disappointment for followers of the incumbent president jair bolsonaro. have died after a pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed in western india. national mourning in south korea after more than 150 people are crushed to death at a halloween event in seoul.

as the campaigning draws to a close, brazilians have a stark choice to make — jair bolsonaro, a man whooit the amazon for economic gain. 0rformer president lula da silva, once brazil's most loved politician, then sentenced to prison for corruption — charges that have now been annulled. but his legacy is mixed. when it comes to the amazon, though, his record is better than bolsonaro�*s. between 2003 and 2010, when he was last president, deforestation fell over 70%. now, though, it's back at the level it was 15 years ago. lula's made the amazon a big part of his campaign, travelling there and meeting its people. for one of brazil's leading scientists, these elections offer hope. the political discourse of the current president of brazil, during all his years as a parliament member, has always been "go ahead, deforest, do some gold mining, do whatever you want, the forest have no value." we have really to change. we really have an opportunity now in the second round to elect a president that would at least attempt to stop the action of organised crime in the amazon and seek a new developme

his opponent, the populist incumbent president jair bolsonaro, is trailing in the polls. aro came to power in 2018 amidst economic and political turmoil in brazil, with a right-wing, often combative message of god, family values, and fervent nationalism. in this favela, his message does not resonate. maria farias has only ever voted for the worker's party. who are you voting for on sunday? >> lula, lula. jane: did you vote for lula in the last time? >> always. my vote was for him every time, ever since he ran. lula, lula, lula until i die. jane: the social programs lula put in place have had a direct impact on her family. >> because of lula, my daughter got a full scholarship to a private school. we didn't have to pay anything and now she has a degree and works as a teacher. i am very grateful to the lula government. and my husband managed to get a car, too. jane: but that is exactly what bothers aldo telles, farmer from the central region of mato grosso. >> his majority works very little, produces very little. it's not about giving things away. the spirit of the worker's

election there is going to a second run off round, with a choice between the far right incumbent jair bolsonaroted, lula has won 48% against bolsonaro, who did better than opinion polls suggested, and got 43%. as our south america correspondent katy watson reports, voters now have four weeks to decide which of the two men should lead the country. cheering. there were cheers for lula as well as tears. but this wasn't the outright victory that his supporters had hoped for. polls had predicted a 14 percentage point gap between him and bolsonaro. but they vastly underestimated the support for the right wing leader. after the results, lula said there would be no let up in campaigning. translation: i've never won an election in the first round. | it's like destiny wants me to work a bit more. we are going to win the election again. it's just a question of time. meanwhile, bolsonaro had this to say. translation: i know there's a desire to change from people, _ but there are certain changes that will end up worse. and we tried to show that during the campaign, but clearly that didn't get through to the

disappointment for followers of the incumbent president, jair bolsonaro. korea after more than 150 people are crushed to death at a halloween event in seoul. at least 130 people have died after a pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed in western india.

neither the left wing challenger luiz inacio lula da silva nor the right—wing incumbent jair bolsonaroable to gain more than 50% of the vote required for victory. indonesian authorities are investigating the death of 125 football fans killed in a stadium stampede. thousands of fans panicked and rushed for an exit after police fired tear gas at them when they invaded the pitch. memorials have been held across indonesia for the deceased. president volodymyr zelensky says ukrainian troops have made advances against russian occupying forces on the frontline in eastern ukraine and near the southern city of kherson. the city of lyman has been recaptured 2a hours after the russian president announced the annexation of four partially occupied regions. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. britain mourned the death of queen elizabeth in ways that combined the intimate and the personal with the grand and ceremonial. for most of us, of course, death and grief remain a very private affair. an irreversible, life altering shock when we lose someone close for which there