Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
20%
4 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans strongly left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
60/100
Al Jazeera's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
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Politics
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Rio de Janeiro in a student-led protest against presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and the growing influence of Brazil’s far right.
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Thousands → take → right
The march happened on Wednesday, just days after far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, earned the most votes in the first round of the country’s presidential race.
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Bolsonaro → happen → race
Bolsonaro won 47 percent, ahead of his closest rival, incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who gained 45 percent support.
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who → win → support
Since neither candidate surpassed the 50 percent threshold, they will face each other in a run-off on October 25.
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they → surpass → October
The results have triggered fears that Brazil could become the latest Latin American country to see its presidency switch from left to right.
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presidency → trigger → right
Protesters marched through downtown Rio carrying signs reading “Never again Bolsonaro” and “No to the father, no to the son”.
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Protesters → march → son
Others held banners reading “Dictatorship never again” and “Get out Bolsonaro”.
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Others → hold → Bolsonaro
“I’m here because I believe in democracy.
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I → ’m → democracy
Because I’m scared,” said Alice Carneiro, 25, an administrator in maritime shipping who participated in the protests.
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who → ’m → protests
She explained that, under a far-right government, she feared a backlash against her wife, who is transgender.
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who → explain → wife
Jair Bolsonaro, the former president, led the country from 2019 to 2023.
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Bolsonaro → lead → 2023
But his single-term tenure was marked by a series of controversies related to his far-right policies.
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tenure → mark → policies
He voiced support for Brazil’s past military dictatorship, which was responsible for the disappearance and murder of hundreds of perceived dissidents.
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which → voice → dissidents
He also spread unfounded claims about the accuracy of Brazil’s election system, leading to a court ruling that barred him from holding office for eight years.
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that → spread → years
Currently, the former president is serving a 27-year sentence after being convicted of plotting to overturn his 2022 election defeat.
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president → serve → defeat
After Lula’s inauguration in 2023, Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed government buildings in the capital, reportedly hoping to trigger a military uprising.
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supporters → storm → uprising
Critics have framed Jair Bolsonaro’s actions as a threat to Brazil’s democracy.
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Critics → frame → democracy
But Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has received his father’s endorsement, and he has backed amnesty for his father, a prospect that has raised concerns among protesters.
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that → receive → protesters
“I find this rise of the far right and the rise of Bolsonarism in Brazil very, very sad,” said Emmanuel Araujo, 19, who is preparing for university entrance exams.
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who → find → exams
“Lula might not be my preferred candidate,” Araujo added, “but amid this barbarism, we have to choose between someone we can keep criticising and someone who might take away our right to speak.”
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who → prefer → right
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