Lula leads in overseas voting with majority in 29 countries, Bolsonaro in 6
By 3:00 pm Brazil, voting had finalized in more than 70 nations from a total of 181 electoral precincts
Brazil elections: “We are not fighting for Utopia but for what the constitution guarantees us”
Luana de Souza is a militant of the National Coordination of Black Entities (CONEN) and a candidate for the State Assembly of Minas Gerais
Latest Ipec poll shows increased support for Lula
Former president appears four points above the sum of the other candidates and can win in the first round
Cubans just ratified the world’s most progressive Family Code
Cuba’s new Family Code, passed in a referendum with 67% of the vote, expands women’s, children’s, and LGBTQ people’s legal rights
Femicide of María Belén Bernal sparks outrage in Ecuador
María Belén Bernal was found murdered five kilometers from the Police Training School. Bernal’s mother deemed her daughter’s femicide as “a state crime.”
Filipinos in the US protest far-right President Marcos at his UN-debut
US-based Filipino organizations confront the dictatorial leadership of the Philippines, as President Marcos Jr. encourages US investors to exploit his nation
Residence of Swazi pro-democracy leader bombed by alleged state-sponsored hit-squad
Mlungisi Makhanya, president of one of the largest pro-democracy political parties, PUDEMO, whose house was attacked “remains unshaken, defiant”
Majority of Puerto Rico still without power after Hurricane Fiona
Hurricane Fiona has exacerbated the situation in Puerto Rico, which is still recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Maria, which destroyed the power grid and killed more than 3,000 people in 2017