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Brazil's Indigenous voters deep in Amazon struggle to cast ballots

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Pessoa, G. S. (2026, October 22). Brazil's Indigenous voters deep in Amazon struggle to cast ballots. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/brazil-s-indigenous-voters-deep-in-amazon-struggle-to-cast-ballots/article_f08bb57c-0bb2-5b4c-9113-38e18c1aa7f4.html

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Brazilian prosecutors and Indigenous rights advocates are suing electoral authorities to ensure that voters in remote Amazon communities can cast their ballots for the presidential runoff between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro on Sunday. The candidates hold opposing views on protecting the Amazon, which is a key issue given the region's importance and the tight race according to recent polls.

Written by AI on 2026-10-22, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Brazilian prosecutors and advocates for Indigenous people are suing electoral authorities to ensure that voters in remote Amazon communities can cast ballots in Sunday’s presidential runoff between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right challenger Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. The race is tight, with both candidates having starkly different approaches to protecting the Amazon. Indigneous voters in these remote areas face significant challenges due to their isolated locations, making it difficult for them to access polling stations.

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🔮 SAO PAULO (AP) — Indigenous and environmental organizations in Brazil expressed concern Monday about the weekend’s election results, warning that far-right gains in Congress could threaten Indigenous peoples who play a key role in protecting the Amazon and other Brazilian ecosystems.

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🔮 “We’re at the possibility that we might lose the Amazon altogether, and once we lose the Amazon, we don’t get it back — the next couple of years are really going to matter,” said Kumar Garg, president of Renaissance Philanthropy, one of the groups steering the new fund.

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Brazilian prosecutors and advocates for Indigenous people are suing to force electoral authorities to help voters in remote Amazon communities exercise their constitutionally guaranteed right to cast ballots in Sunday’s presidential runoff. asserted

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Leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his far-right challenger, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, have markedly different approaches to protecting the Amazon, and the race is tight according to recent polls. uncertain

race → have → polls

Brazil's Indigenous voters deep in Amazon struggle to cast ballots

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