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Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon – podcast

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Manley, P. b. H. P. w. T. P. p. b. I., Block, E., & Kent, R. B. e. p. S. (2026, October 23). Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon – podcast. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/oct/23/brazil-election-battle-for-amazon-podcast

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The Guardian · collected 2026-10-23 · by Presented by Helen Pidd with Tom Phillips; produced by Ivor Manley, Eli Block, Ross Burns; executive producer Sami Kent

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In the lead-up to Brazil's presidential election runoff, a podcast explores the high stakes for the Amazon region in Roraima, where many support far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro due to his father Jair Bolsonaro’s pro-mining policies that led to extensive deforestation. The episode features interviews with voters, preachers, politicians, and Indigenous activists who express contrasting views on whether a potential Bolsonaro victory could restore mining and further threaten the rainforest or inspire resistance against environmental degradation.
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The stakes in Sunday's Brazilian presidential election runoff are extremely high for the Amazon and its communities. Tom Phillips, The Guardian's Latin America correspondent, visited Roraima, Brazil’s northernmost state, to speak with voters, preachers, and politicians who heavily supported Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round of voting. These individuals are hopeful that Flávio will bring back mining, a policy his father Jair Bolsonaro promoted when in power, which resulted in 11 million acres (4.5 million hectares) of rainforest being cleared during Jair’s administration. Additionally, Phillips met with Indigenous activists who remain determined to resist any further damage if the Bolsonaros regain control. Helen Pidd discusses the broader implications for both Brazil and the global climate crisis.

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Who wrote this

Presented by Helen Pidd with Tom Phillips; produced by Ivor Manley
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 For the Amazon and the communities who live there, the stakes in Sunday’s Brazilian presidential election runoff could scarcely be higher.
2026-10-23 · assertive framing · Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon – podcast
The only article under this byline in the corpus.
Eli Block
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 For the Amazon and the communities who live there, the stakes in Sunday’s Brazilian presidential election runoff could scarcely be higher.
2026-10-23 · assertive framing · Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon – podcast
The only article under this byline in the corpus.
Ross Burns; executive producer Sami Kent
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 For the Amazon and the communities who live there, the stakes in Sunday’s Brazilian presidential election runoff could scarcely be higher.
2026-10-23 · assertive framing · Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon – podcast
The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

Brazil Brazilian Roraima

Subjects

Bolsonaros PERSON · 1× Brazil GPE · 1× Brazilian NORP · 1× Flávio Bolsonaro PERSON · 1× Helen Pidd PERSON · 1× Jair PERSON · 1× Roraima GPE · 1× Tom PERSON · 1× Tom Phillips PERSON · 1×

Narrative

He finds them all hopeful that the far-right candidate will bring back the mining that his father Jair so heartily encouraged when in power in an administration that oversaw the felling of 11m acres (4.5m hectares) of rainforest.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23
🔮 For the Amazon and the communities who live there, the stakes in Sunday’s Brazilian presidential election runoff could scarcely be higher.
2026-10-23 · The Guardian
Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon – podcast · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 1 hedged)

For the Amazon and the communities who live there, the stakes in Sunday’s Brazilian presidential election runoff could scarcely be higher. uncertain
stakes → live → runoff
Our Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips heads to Roraima, the country’s most northern state, to hear from voters, preachers and politicians in a region that heavily backed Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round. asserted
that → head → round
He finds them all hopeful that the far-right candidate will bring back the mining that his father Jair so heartily encouraged when in power in an administration that oversaw the felling of 11m acres (4.5m hectares) of rainforest. asserted
that → find → rainforest
Tom also meets Indigenous activists determined to fight back even if the Bolsonaros take power again. asserted
Bolsonaros → meet → power
Helen Pidd asks what it will all mean, not only for Brazil but also for the climate crisis more broadly. asserted
it → ask → crisis
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