Police in Brazil say they have cancelled the passports of the defeated right-wing presidential candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, after he failed to comply with an order to surrender the documents. On Monday, the Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to hand his passports over to police within 24 hours as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering,
Lula and his Workers’ Party have cast this election as a “battle for democracy”, arguing that Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction for coup-plotting was evidence that “Bolsonarismo” constituted a threat to Brazil’s democratic institutions. During Lula’s latest term in office, relations with Trump have been rocky. Lula has insisted that Brazil “does not fit into anyone’s backyard”,
