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How much of the Brazilian Amazon has been lost to deforestation in 2023?<\/h2><p>In April, 328.71 kilometres-squared of Amazonian <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//31//first-lung-this-rainforest-could-be-the-worlds-most-important-carbon-sink/">rainforest was lost in Brazil, according to Inpe. In the same month last year, over 1,026 sq km of forest was cleared - an area larger than Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>April 2022 was the worst on record for Amazon <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//03//swedens-lucrative-forestry-industry-comes-up-against-eu-climate-concerns/">deforestation, with destruction almost double that of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s figure is still significant as it is below the historical average of around 466 sq km for the month.<\/p>\n<p>Between January and April this year, 1,173 sq km of Brazilian <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//06//10//indigenous-groups-offered-mediation-in-french-supermarket-deforestation-dispute/">Amazon has been cleared. Overall, this is a more than 40 per cent drop on the 1,968 sq km cleared in the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>January 2023 also saw a big drop in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//15//the-trees-were-all-gone-indonesias-nickel-mines-reveal-the-dark-side-of-our-electric-futur/">deforestation but it is typically lower at this time of year due to heavy rainfall, while cloud cover can potentially distort satellite data.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7196360,7298532\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//03//lula-tells-cop27-brazil-is-back-as-he-vows-to-end-deforestation-in-the-amazon/">'Brazil is back': Lula takes over with plans to end deforestation and become a green superpower<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//10//is-indonesias-plan-to-save-jakarta-by-building-a-new-capital-a-massive-ecological-disaster/">Indonesia unveils construction site of new capital city. Will it be a \u2018massive ecological disaster'?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Will Amazon deforestation continue to fall in 2023?<\/h2><p>Deforestation typically shoots up between July and September, meaning it is too early to determine if this downwards trend will continue.<\/p>\n<p>However, President Lula has committed to ending all illegal logging by 2030.<\/p>\n<h2>Is President Lula following through on his election promises?<\/h2><p>Lula has already made good on various promises to protect <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//16//brazil-makes-official-bid-for-amazonian-city-to-host-un-climate-conference-in-2025/">Brazil/u2019s environment.<\/p>\n<p>After being sworn in, he restored the authority of the government&#039;s environmental protection agency Ibama, which had been diluted by Bolsonaro.<\/p>\n<p>Lula also reactivated the billion-dollar Amazon fund, which seeks to stop <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//10//the-five-biggest-reasons-carbon-offsetting-schemes-can-fail/">deforestation./n

Financed by Norway and Germany, the fund was frozen in 2019 when Bolsonaro dissolved the committee that steered its projects. This month, the UK announced it would contribute almost \u20ac93 million to the initiative.<\/p>\n<p>A Bolsonaro measure that encouraged <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//23//brazil-president-lula-accuses-bolsonaro-of-genocide-after-gold-mining-causes-indigenous-de/">illegal mining<\/strong><\/a> on protected Indigenous lands has been revoked, and a military campaign has been launched to eject illegal miners. Some Indigenous territories have been demarcated.<\/p>\n<p>Yet several major infrastructure projects in the Amazon threaten to derail this progress.<\/p>\n<p>These include the major Ferrograo railway project to transport grains, and the restoration of an abandoned highway that runs through protected parts of the rainforest.<\/p>\n<p>The renewal of a licence for the huge Belo Monte hydroelectric dam and a potential licence for an <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//05//ecological-disaster-spanish-energy-giant-repsol-hit-with-further-55m-fine-for-oil-spill-in/">oil drilling<\/strong><\/a> project near the mouth of the Amazon River are also being considered by 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We have all this stadium context, with people all around, we have this entrance as people were arriving in the field, what he did endless times,\u201d said one of Pele\u2019s sons, Edson Cholbi Nascimento, known as Edinho.<\/p>\n<p>The mausoleum was designed by the owner of the cemetery where it lies, Pepe Alstut, a close friend of Pel\u00e9&#039;s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">\"We grow old trying to follow role models, and he was perhaps the biggest of these role models<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Roberto Milano\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Alstut died in 2018 and initially hoped the mausoleum would be on one of the top floors of the building. 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[and] most people celebrated his victory,\u201d Christopher Sabatini, a senior research Fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, told Euronews.\u00a0\u201cThe international perception has since changed largely because Lula's now engaging in a very aggressive international campaign based on long-standing views of the world.\u00a0 \n\n\"And that view is primarily to try to create a multipolar world and have Brazil serve as a spokesperson, as a voice for the Global South, which includes China and Russia in many ways.\u201d \n\nLula's controversial comments \n\nLula sparked controversy in the West after suggesting that Ukraine\u2019s allies were prolonging the war because they are providing Kyiv with weapons and support. \n\n\"The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace; the European Union needs to start talking about peace so that we can convince Putin and Zelenskyy that peace is in the interest of everyone and that war is only interesting, for now, to the two of them,\" Lula told reporters during a recent trip to China.\u00a0 \n\nThe White House immediately pushed back, saying Lula was \u201cparroting Russian and Chinese propaganda, without looking at the facts.\u201d \n\nBrazil\u2019s president has since condemned the violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and maintained calls for peace negotiations.\u00a0 \n\nThis was not the first time that Lula defied the foreign policy consensus of his Western allies. In January, he said that Kyiv and Moscow are both to blame for Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nHe has also refused to sign a United Nations declaration criticising Nicaragua\u2019s human rights abuses, allowed two Iranian warships to dock in his country's territory and has not sent weapons to Ukraine. \n\nLast week, he also called for BRICS nations \u2013 Brazil, Russia, India,\u00a0China, and South Africa - to replace the dollar with another currency for international trade. \n\nThese moves, according to Sabatini, could ruffle feathers and force the West to reevaluate Brazil's position: \"To\u00a0many people in Western Europe and in the US, who before thought that Lula's engagement with the Global South was rather a value-neutral, it now looks like it actually may be undermining some of the key values of the developed north.\"\u00a0 \n\nCan Brazil influence the war in Ukraine? \n\nAfter Lula's initial comments and his calls for peace negotiations, Kyiv invited the Brazilian president to come to Ukraine so that he could \"understand the real causes and essence of Russian aggression.\" \n\nOleg Nikolenko, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian foreign ministry also said that Lula's comments put \"the victim and the aggressor on the same scale.\" \n\nThis response, according to Fredrik Erixon, the director of the European Centre for International Political Economy, is one of the reasons why Brasilia doesn't have much power in the war in Ukraine, despite Lula's efforts to start peace talks.\u00a0 \n\n\"I think it's perfectly obvious to Europe that Ukraine doesn't believe in it. And Ukraine doesn't believe that Lula is going to be an honest broker who can establish some sort of an accord that can help to drive parties towards peace,\" he said. \n\n\"It's Ukraine who's going to negotiate this particular peace.\" \n\nSabatini also questioned whether Brazil had the influence to encourage peace talks. \"Brazil's sort of 'foreign policy DNA' very much believes in the importance of dialogue and that it can serve as a broker negotiator. \n\n\"But in terms of raw power, it really doesn't have much.\" \n\nMajor trade deal in the works \n\nBut it's not all bad news for Brazil's relations with the West. The European Union is reportedly in the final stages of securing its\u00a0Mercosur trade deal with Brazil and its neighbours,\u00a0Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.\u00a0 \n\nIf signed, the deal would give agriculture producers from the South American trade block better access to the European Union and in return it would give manufacturers in the EU more export opportunities. After China, the European Union is\u00a0Mercosur's largest trade partner.\u00a0 \n\nThe\u00a0Mercosur trade deal is also one of the reasons why it is unlikely, \u201cthat Europe is trying to devise a particular response to [Lula's foreign policy],\u201d according to Erixon. \n\nInitial negotiations for the deal began 23 years ago but it stalled because of concerns - which both the EU and Lula have taken steps to alleviate - about the survival of the Amazon rainforest.\u00a0 \n\n\"Europe really wants to get to a point where they can finalise both a trade agreement and the sort of broader economic partnership agreement with Mercosur,\"\u00a0 he said.\u00a0 \n\nAnd it is currently in a position to see it through. That is because Sweden holds the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe, and according to Erixon, \"Sweden tends to be favourable towards more trade. \n\n\"And Sweden is going to be followed by Spain, which\u00a0has also been pushing very hard for the finalisation of this agreement because, for geographic as well as cultural reasons, it believes that this is an important [deal] and they stand to benefit from it.\u00a0 \n\n\"So the stars were aligned, at least on the European side, to resolve the problems that remained in this trade agreement.\"\u00a0 \n\nRELATED: Around two-thirds of the global population lives in countries that have not condemned Moscow for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Read this article to find out more about the Global South's position on the war in Ukraine. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>When Brazil elected Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva as president for the second time in October, much of the West looked on in relief and hoped that it would end a period of populism ushered in by his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.<\/p>\n<p>But in the last six months, Lula has made waves on the international stage, particularly when it comes to his comments on the war in Ukraine. So, could Lula&#039;s foreign policy put him at odds with Europe, just months after taking office?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLula won the election last year \u2026. [and] most people celebrated his victory,\u201d Christopher Sabatini, a senior research Fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, told Euronews.\u00a0\u201cThe international perception has since changed largely because Lula&#039;s now engaging in a very aggressive international campaign based on long-standing views of the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"And that view is primarily to try to create a multipolar world and have Brazil serve as a spokesperson, as a voice for the Global South, which includes China and Russia in many ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Lula's controversial comments<\/h2><p>Lula sparked controversy in the West after suggesting that Ukraine\u2019s allies were prolonging the war because they are providing Kyiv with weapons and support.<\/p>\n<p>\"The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace; the European Union needs to start talking about peace so that we can convince Putin and Zelenskyy that peace is in the interest of everyone and that war is only interesting, for now, to the two of them,\" Lula told reporters during a recent trip to China.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The White House immediately pushed back, saying Lula was \u201cparroting Russian and Chinese propaganda, without looking at the facts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brazil\u2019s president has since condemned the violation of Ukraine&#039;s territorial integrity and maintained calls for peace negotiations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5623595505617978\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//54//72//50//808x454_cmsv2_94fe15ce-f479-59db-8552-789394322b26-7547250.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/384x216_cmsv2_94fe15ce-f479-59db-8552-789394322b26-7547250.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/640x360_cmsv2_94fe15ce-f479-59db-8552-789394322b26-7547250.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/750x422_cmsv2_94fe15ce-f479-59db-8552-789394322b26-7547250.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/828x466_cmsv2_94fe15ce-f479-59db-8552-789394322b26-7547250.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/1080x607_cmsv2_94fe15ce-f479-59db-8552-789394322b26-7547250.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/1200x675_cmsv2_94fe15ce-f479-59db-8552-789394322b26-7547250.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/1920x1080_cmsv2_94fe15ce-f479-59db-8552-789394322b26-7547250.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">US President Joe Biden walking with Brazil&apos;s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House,<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This was not the first time that Lula defied the foreign policy consensus of his Western allies. In January, he said that Kyiv and Moscow are both to blame for Russia&#039;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has also refused to sign a United Nations declaration criticising Nicaragua\u2019s human rights abuses, allowed two Iranian warships to dock in his country&#039;s territory and has not sent weapons to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, he also called for BRICS nations \u2013 Brazil, Russia, India,\u00a0China, and South Africa - to replace the dollar with another currency for international trade.<\/p>\n<p>These moves, according to Sabatini, could ruffle feathers and force the West to reevaluate Brazil&#039;s position: \"To\u00a0many people in Western Europe and in the US, who before thought that Lula&#039;s engagement with the Global South was rather a value-neutral, it now looks like it actually may be undermining some of the key values of the developed north.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Can Brazil influence the war in Ukraine?<\/h2><p>After Lula&#039;s initial comments and his calls for peace negotiations, Kyiv invited the Brazilian president to come to Ukraine so that he could \"understand the real causes and essence of Russian aggression.\"<\/p>\n<p>Oleg Nikolenko, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian foreign ministry also said that Lula&#039;s comments put \"the victim and the aggressor on the same scale.\"<\/p>\n<p>This response, according to Fredrik Erixon, the director of the European Centre for International Political Economy, is one of the reasons why Brasilia doesn&#039;t have much power in the war in Ukraine, despite Lula&#039;s efforts to start peace talks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//54//72//50//808x454_cmsv2_a9df8163-0f7a-5efd-8073-19e6813fa245-7547250.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/384x216_cmsv2_a9df8163-0f7a-5efd-8073-19e6813fa245-7547250.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/640x360_cmsv2_a9df8163-0f7a-5efd-8073-19e6813fa245-7547250.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/750x422_cmsv2_a9df8163-0f7a-5efd-8073-19e6813fa245-7547250.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/828x466_cmsv2_a9df8163-0f7a-5efd-8073-19e6813fa245-7547250.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/1080x608_cmsv2_a9df8163-0f7a-5efd-8073-19e6813fa245-7547250.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/1200x675_cmsv2_a9df8163-0f7a-5efd-8073-19e6813fa245-7547250.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/1920x1080_cmsv2_a9df8163-0f7a-5efd-8073-19e6813fa245-7547250.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Demonstrators holding banners against the visit of Russia&apos;s Foreign Minister in Brasilia.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"I think it&#039;s perfectly obvious to Europe that Ukraine doesn&#039;t believe in it. And Ukraine doesn&#039;t believe that Lula is going to be an honest broker who can establish some sort of an accord that can help to drive parties towards peace,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>\"It&#039;s Ukraine who&#039;s going to negotiate this particular peace.\"<\/p>\n<p>Sabatini also questioned whether Brazil had the influence to encourage peace talks. \"Brazil&#039;s sort of &#039;foreign policy DNA&#039; very much believes in the importance of dialogue and that it can serve as a broker negotiator.<\/p>\n<p>\"But in terms of raw power, it really doesn&#039;t have much.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Major trade deal in the works<\/h2><p>But it&#039;s not all bad news for Brazil&#039;s relations with the West. The European Union is reportedly in the final stages of securing its\u00a0Mercosur trade deal with Brazil and its neighbours,\u00a0Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If signed, the deal would give agriculture producers from the South American trade block better access to the European Union and in return it would give manufacturers in the EU more export opportunities. After China, the European Union is\u00a0Mercosur&#039;s largest trade partner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Mercosur trade deal is also one of the reasons why it is unlikely, \u201cthat Europe is trying to devise a particular response to [Lula&#039;s foreign policy],\u201d according to Erixon.<\/p>\n<p>Initial negotiations for the deal began 23 years ago but it stalled because of concerns - which both the EU and Lula have taken steps to alleviate - about the survival of the Amazon rainforest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//54//72//50//808x454_cmsv2_ea0e249c-a523-5acb-a64d-1466557aba91-7547250.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/384x216_cmsv2_ea0e249c-a523-5acb-a64d-1466557aba91-7547250.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/640x360_cmsv2_ea0e249c-a523-5acb-a64d-1466557aba91-7547250.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/750x422_cmsv2_ea0e249c-a523-5acb-a64d-1466557aba91-7547250.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/828x466_cmsv2_ea0e249c-a523-5acb-a64d-1466557aba91-7547250.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/1080x608_cmsv2_ea0e249c-a523-5acb-a64d-1466557aba91-7547250.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/1200x675_cmsv2_ea0e249c-a523-5acb-a64d-1466557aba91-7547250.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/1920x1080_cmsv2_ea0e249c-a523-5acb-a64d-1466557aba91-7547250.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a trip to Latin America.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"Europe really wants to get to a point where they can finalise both a trade agreement and the sort of broader economic partnership agreement with Mercosur,\"\u00a0 he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And it is currently in a position to see it through. That is because Sweden holds the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe, and according to Erixon, \"Sweden tends to be favourable towards more trade.<\/p>\n<p>\"And Sweden is going to be followed by Spain, which\u00a0has also been pushing very hard for the finalisation of this agreement because, for geographic as well as cultural reasons, it believes that this is an important [deal] and they stand to benefit from it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"So the stars were aligned, at least on the European side, to resolve the problems that remained in this trade agreement.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: Around two-thirds of the global population lives in countries that have not condemned Moscow for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//04//05//a-new-world-order-why-europe-risks-losing-much-more-than-the-war-in-ukraine/">Read this article<\/a> to find out more about the Global South&#039;s position on the war in Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1681976527,"publishedAt":1682088222,"updatedAt":1682540980,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/04\/21\/could-the-west-fall-out-of-love-with-lula-because-of-brazils-foreign-policy","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_61cadf7f-68aa-544c-806d-9d074b0658c5-7547250.jpg","altText":"Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil.","caption":"Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil.","captionCredit":"AP Photo","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a9df8163-0f7a-5efd-8073-19e6813fa245-7547250.jpg","altText":"Demonstrators holds Portuguese banners against the visit of Russia's Foreign Minister in Brasilia.","caption":"Demonstrators holds Portuguese banners against the visit of Russia's Foreign Minister in Brasilia.","captionCredit":"AP Photo","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/54\/72\/50\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ea0e249c-a523-5acb-a64d-1466557aba91-7547250.jpg","altText":"German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a trip to trip to Latin America, with the first stop in Argentina. 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accuses Brazil of 'parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda'","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"US accuses Brazil of 'parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda'","titleListing2":"US accuses Brazil of 'parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda'","leadin":"Brazil\u2019s President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva has refused to provide weapons to Ukraine while proposing a club of nations including Brazil and China to mediate peace.","summary":"Brazil\u2019s President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva has refused to provide weapons to Ukraine while proposing a club of nations including Brazil and China to mediate peace.","keySentence":null,"url":"us-accuses-brazil-of-parroting-russian-and-chinese-propaganda","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Russia\u2019s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday expressed gratitude to Brazil for its approach in pushing for an end to hostilities in Ukraine \u2014 an effort that has irked both Kyiv and the West, and by afternoon prompted an unusually sharp rebuke from the White House. \n\n\nBrazil\u2019s President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva has refused to provide weapons to Ukraine while proposing a club of nations including Brazil and China to mediate peace. \n\nOn Sunday, Lula told reporters in Abu Dhabi that two nations \u00e2\u20ac\u201c both Russia and Ukraine \u201c had decided to go to war, and a day earlier in Beijing said the US must stop \n\nAfter meeting Brazil\u2019s foreign minister on Monday, Lavrov told reporters in a short press conference that the West has engaged in \u201ca rather tough struggle\u201d to maintain its dominance in world affairs, including economics and geopolitics. \n\n\u201cAs for the process in Ukraine, we are grateful to our Brazilian friends for their excellent understanding of this situation\u2019s genesis. We are grateful (to them) for striving to contribute to finding ways to settle it,\" Lavrov said, sitting alongside his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira. \n\nAt odds with EU, US and Kyiv \n\nLula's recent comments, particularly ascribing any blame to Ukraine for Russia's invasion in Feb. 2022, run counter to the position held by the European Union, the US and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. And any talk of a ceasefire is viewed as an opportunity for Russia to regroup its forces for a new offensive. Zelenskyy \n\nVieira, for his part, told reporters that Brazil sees sanctions against Russia as causing negative impacts on the global economy, particularly developing nations and that Brazil supports an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. \n\nFollowing the meeting, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby blasted Brazil\u2019s approach to the war and for its officials having met Lavrov and Russia's Vladimir Putin in person, while thus far only speaking to Ukrainian officials by phone. \n\n\u201cBrazil has substantively and rhetorically approached this issue by suggesting that the United States and Europe are somehow not interested in peace or that we share responsibility for the war,\u201d Kirby told reporters in Washington. \u201cIn this case, Brazil is parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda without at all looking at the facts.\u201d \n\nKirby said the Biden administration hoped Lula and others will urge the Russians \u201cto cease the bombing of Ukrainian cities, hospitals and schools, halt the war crimes and the atrocities and, quite frankly, to pull back Russian forces from Ukraine.\u201d \n\nBoth foreign ministers were meeting with Lula in the afternoon. \n\nKeeping the door open to Russia\u00a0 \n\nAs part of his effort to end the war, Lula has also withheld munitions to Ukraine, despite a request from Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Lula has said that sending supplies would mean Brazil entering the war, which he seeks to end. \n\nHis administration is seeking to simultaneously develop ties with China, Europe and the US while keeping an open door to Russia. However, his recent remarks may have undermined his effort to secure these competing objectives, said Christopher Garman, managing director for the Americas at political risk consultancy Eurasia Group. \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s not a good look when you have the Russian chancellor side by side, and it\u2019s the Russian position,\u201d Garman said by phone. \u201cThe optics do diminish Brazil\u2019s credibility as an independent arbiter, but I think that the import is larger precisely because of the current storms that Lula stoked with his comments in China and the UAE.\u201d \n\nThere were already indications that Moscow had appreciated Lula's stance. 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At least four other children were wounded in the attack that shook the nation and put pressure on the government to find solutions. \n\nCarlos Kroetz and other parents arrived to collect their children\u2019s backpacks left behind at the centre during Wednesday morning\u2019s mayhem. \n\n\u201cMy daughter thinks a thief came in and ran away without harming anyone,\u201d Kroetz said while holding his six-year-old\u2019s Minnie Mouse bag.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cShe knew kids who died. We still have to figure out a way to tell her. For now, she is afraid of going to the bathroom by herself, because she thinks the thief will be there.\u201d \n\nFranciele Chequeto said one of the girls killed was friends with her seven-year-old son Gabriel. \n\n\u201cHe wasn\u2019t understanding,\u201d Chequeto said. \u201cI sat down and told him that he no longer will be able to see some of his little friends.\u201d \n\nAuthorities have yet to give a motive for the attack by a man with a hatchet, but it follows a greater frequency of school attacks in Brazil in recent years. \n\nWithin hours, the federal government was scrambling to formulate a strategy to combat the problem, as security analysts hoped the killing, in a city of 366,000 people in the Santa Catarina state, might prove to be the watershed moment that yields productive and overdue actions nationwide. \n\nJustice Minister Fl\u00e1vio Dino met with representatives from student associations, then told reporters in Brasilia that he was directing \u20ac\u200e27.5 million from the nation\u2019s public security fund to shore up school safety. He said that money will pay for both heightened policing and an expansion of a Brasilia-based team for the monitoring of deep-web communities, places on the internet where hate speech and violence can be glorified. \n\nMeanwhile, Education Minister Camilo Santana announced the creation of a group to address school violence. Santana will lead the group, which is scheduled to meet for the first time Thursday. \n\n\u201cThere are no words to console the families. Anyone who has lost a relative knows that there are no words,\u201d a teary-eyed President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva said Wednesday at the start of a ministerial meeting. He requested his ministers observe a minute of silence. \n\nFrom 2000 to 2022, there were 16 attacks or violent episodes in schools in Brazil, four of which in the second half of last year, according to a report from researchers led by Daniel Cara, an education professor at the University of Sao Paulo. The 12 researchers, including psychologists, social scientists, public school educators, journalists and activists, delivered their report to Lula\u2019s incoming government in December. \n\nA student in Sao Paulo last week fatally stabbed a teacher and wounded several others. Brazil has seen at least one past attack on a daycare centre, too. That attack also occurred in Santa Catarina state, in May 2021, when an assailant used a dagger to kill three children under two years old and two adults.","htmlText":"<p>Parents in Blumenau, southern Brazil are struggling with how to explain to their children that a man slaughtered four of their friends at a daycare centre while Brazilians across the country are wondering what should be done to stem an apparently systemic rise of violence in schools.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of mourners gathered on-site as evening fell Wednesday to pray, lay flowers for the victims [aged between 5 and 7] and cry. At least four other children were wounded in the attack that shook the nation and put pressure on the government to find solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Kroetz and other parents arrived to collect their children\u2019s backpacks left behind at the centre during Wednesday morning\u2019s mayhem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy daughter thinks a thief came in and ran away without harming anyone,\u201d Kroetz said while holding his six-year-old\u2019s Minnie Mouse bag.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe knew kids who died. We still have to figure out a way to tell her. For now, she is afraid of going to the bathroom by herself, because she thinks the thief will be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Franciele Chequeto said one of the girls killed was friends with her seven-year-old son Gabriel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t understanding,\u201d Chequeto said. \u201cI sat down and told him that he no longer will be able to see some of his little friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have yet to give a motive for the attack by a man with a hatchet, but it follows a greater frequency of school attacks in Brazil in recent years.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7513266\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//04//05//brazil-in-shock-after-man-kills-four-children-with-hatchet-at-daycare-centre/">Brazil in shock after man kills four children with hatchet at daycare centre<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Within hours, the federal government was scrambling to formulate a strategy to combat the problem, as security analysts hoped the killing, in a city of 366,000 people in the Santa Catarina state, might prove to be the watershed moment that yields productive and overdue actions nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Minister Fl\u00e1vio Dino met with representatives from student associations, then told reporters in Brasilia that he was directing \u20ac\u200e27.5 million from the nation\u2019s public security fund to shore up school safety. He said that money will pay for both heightened policing and an expansion of a Brasilia-based team for the monitoring of deep-web communities, places on the internet where hate speech and violence can be glorified.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Education Minister Camilo Santana announced the creation of a group to address school violence. Santana will lead the group, which is scheduled to meet for the first time Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no words to console the families. Anyone who has lost a relative knows that there are no words,\u201d a teary-eyed President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva said Wednesday at the start of a ministerial meeting. He requested his ministers observe a minute of silence.<\/p>\n<p>From 2000 to 2022, there were 16 attacks or violent episodes in schools in Brazil, four of which in the second half of last year, according to a report from researchers led by Daniel Cara, an education professor at the University of Sao Paulo. The 12 researchers, including psychologists, social scientists, public school educators, journalists and activists, delivered their report to Lula\u2019s incoming government in December.<\/p>\n<p>A student in Sao Paulo last week fatally stabbed a teacher and wounded several others. Brazil has seen at least one past attack on a daycare centre, too. That attack also occurred in Santa Catarina state, in May 2021, when an assailant used a dagger to kill three children under two years old and two adults.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1680725524,"publishedAt":1680760865,"updatedAt":1680760894,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/04\/06\/brazil-looks-for-solutions-after-deadly-day-care-attack-kills-four-children","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/51\/33\/44\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2d864898-bac9-52f6-8d37-0234cad00d27-7513344.jpg","altText":"People place lit candles outside the \"Cantinho do Bom Pastor\" daycare center after a fatal attack on children in Blumenau, Brazil, Wednesday, April 5, 2023.","caption":"People place lit candles outside the \"Cantinho do Bom Pastor\" daycare center after a fatal attack on children in Blumenau, Brazil, Wednesday, April 5, 2023.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Andre Penner\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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The victims are reportedly three boys and a girl, ranging from five to seven years old.","summary":"A man in his mid-twenties with a hatchet hopped over a wall and went on a killing spree in a kindergarten in Brazil, killing four children according to authorities. The victims are reportedly three boys and a girl, ranging from five to seven years old.","keySentence":null,"url":"brazil-in-shock-after-man-kills-four-children-with-hatchet-at-daycare-centre","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A man in his mid-twenties with a hatchet hopped over a wall and went on a killing spree in a kindergarten in Brazil, killing four children according to authorities. \n\nThe victims are three boys and a girl, ranging from five to seven years old. \n\nShortly afterwards, the assailant turned himself into a police station and did not appear to have any connection to the daycare centre. Authorities are now searching for a motive. \n\nThe incident occurred in the southern city of Blumenau in the state of Santa Catarina. In 2021, the same state saw a similar attack on a daycare centre, where an assailant used a dagger to kill three children under 2 years old and two adults. \n\nFrom 2000 to 2022, 16 attacks or violent episodes occurred in schools across Brazil, four of them in the second half of last year, according to a report led by the University of Sao Paulo. \n\nSanta Catarina\u2019s governor Jorginho Mello declared three days of mourning, while Blumenau\u2019s mayor M\u00e1rio Hildebrandt suspended classes. The state government also said in a statement that rumours circulating on social media of other potential attacks were false. \n\nBlumenau, a city of 366,000 people, is famous for its annual Oktoberfest festival.","htmlText":"<p>A man in his mid-twenties with a hatchet hopped over a wall and went on a killing spree in a kindergarten in Brazil, killing four children according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The victims are three boys and a girl, ranging from five to seven years old.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly afterwards, the assailant turned himself into a police station and did not appear to have any connection to the daycare centre. Authorities are now searching for a motive.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred in the southern city of Blumenau in the state of Santa Catarina. In 2021, the same state saw a similar attack on a daycare centre, where an assailant used a dagger to kill three children under 2 years old and two adults.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6679769392033543\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//51//32//66//808x539_cmsv2_dc9fe168-56ac-5865-9b10-443e1e1e842c-7513266.jpg/" alt=\"Patrick Rodrigues&#47;AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/51\/32\/66\/384x257_cmsv2_dc9fe168-56ac-5865-9b10-443e1e1e842c-7513266.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/51\/32\/66\/640x428_cmsv2_dc9fe168-56ac-5865-9b10-443e1e1e842c-7513266.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/51\/32\/66\/750x501_cmsv2_dc9fe168-56ac-5865-9b10-443e1e1e842c-7513266.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/51\/32\/66\/828x553_cmsv2_dc9fe168-56ac-5865-9b10-443e1e1e842c-7513266.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/51\/32\/66\/1080x721_cmsv2_dc9fe168-56ac-5865-9b10-443e1e1e842c-7513266.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/51\/32\/66\/1200x802_cmsv2_dc9fe168-56ac-5865-9b10-443e1e1e842c-7513266.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/51\/32\/66\/1920x1283_cmsv2_dc9fe168-56ac-5865-9b10-443e1e1e842c-7513266.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A woman comforts a crying girl outside the daycare centre &quot;Cantinho do Bom Pastor&quot; after a fatal attack on children in Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, Wednesday, April<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Patrick Rodrigues&#47;AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>From 2000 to 2022, 16 attacks or violent episodes occurred in schools across Brazil, four of them in the second half of last year, according to a report led by the University of Sao Paulo.<\/p>\n<p>Santa Catarina\u2019s governor Jorginho Mello declared three days of mourning, while Blumenau\u2019s mayor M\u00e1rio Hildebrandt suspended classes. The state government also said in a statement that rumours circulating on social media of other potential attacks were false.<\/p>\n<p>Blumenau, a city of 366,000 people, is famous for its annual Oktoberfest festival.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1680720499,"publishedAt":1680727396,"updatedAt":1681159814,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/04\/05\/brazil-in-shock-after-man-kills-four-children-with-hatchet-at-daycare-centre","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/51\/30\/98\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2f8d7830-24e2-5d1f-b27f-9c9863eb4fea-7513098.jpg","altText":"An ambulance parked outside the private daycare center \"Cantinho do Bom Pastor\" after fatal attack on children in Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, Wednesday, April 4 23","caption":"An ambulance parked outside the private daycare center \"Cantinho do Bom Pastor\" after fatal attack on children in Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, Wednesday, April 4 23","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Denner Ovidio\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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President Jair Bolsonaro returns to Brazil after three-month stay in US","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Former President Jair Bolsonaro returns to Brazil","titleListing2":"Former President Jair Bolsonaro returns to Brazil","leadin":"Former President Jair Bolsonaro returned Thursday to Brazil after a three-month stint in Florida following his election loss, and the right-wing populist told supporters he doesn\u2019t think leftists will be in power in the country for long.","summary":"Former President Jair Bolsonaro returned Thursday to Brazil after a three-month stint in Florida following his election loss, and the right-wing populist told supporters he doesn\u2019t think leftists will be in power in the country for long.","keySentence":null,"url":"former-president-jair-bolsonaro-returns-to-brazil-after-three-month-stay-in-us","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Former President Jair Bolsonaro returned Thursday to Brazil after a three-month stint in Florida following his election loss, and the right-wing populist told supporters he doesn\u2019t think leftists will be in power in the country for long. \n\nBolsonaro, who is the subject of several investigations that could stymie any attempts at a political comeback, arrived in a capital under tight security. Authorities sought to avoid any repeat of the January 8 events when supporters who didn\u2019t accept his defeat \n\nHundreds of supporters dressed in Brazil's national colours of yellow and green chanted for Bolsonaro as they awaited his arrival, but his return did not draw the huge crowds many of his allies had expected. \n\nThe former president said in his first speech after touching down that his leftist successor, Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, and his allies \u201cwill not do whatever they want to the fate of our nation\u201d and added that the left will only keep power \u201cfor now, for a little while.\u201d \n\nSpeaking in front of a banner that read \u201cToday Brazil woke up stronger,\u201d Bolsonaro said he would spend as much time as necessary at the headquarters of his Liberal Party to help the campaign for next year\u2019s municipal races when the country elects 5,500 mayors nationwide. \n\nLegal problems \n\nBolsonaro left Brazil just before the end of his presidential term. In so doing, he broke with tradition by declining to hand the presidential sash to his successor, Lula, who won the October election with the narrowest finish since Brazil\u2019s return to democracy over three decades earlier. \n\nThe Brazilian leader said his three months in Florida had helped give him a vision for the future. \"Everything we saw there is what we want to implement here. The most important thing is liberty.\u201d \n\nFor the first time in 30 years, the lawmaker-turned-president does not hold elected office. \n\n\u201cI am coming here in the position of an elder, an experienced person who will be consulted by whoever wishes. I will give opinions,\u201d Bolsonaro said. \u201cWe are not in the opposition. We are in favour of Brazil.\u201d \n\nCarlos Melo, a political scientist at Insper University in Sao Paulo, said Bolsonaro had to return to confront his many legal problems and to fend off rivals who might claim his role as leader of the right. But the new political landscape will be a challenge for him, Melo said. \n\n\"It is hard for him to lead the opposition because his career was as an outsider. He has more visibility now, but without the presidency, it is a different game for him,\u201d Melo said. \u201cNow he is no outsider and he is no president. He will have to build a new path.\u201d \n\nThe hundreds of Bolsonaro supporters who gathered at Brasilia International Airport early Thursday did not get to see the far-right leader come out the main exit and instead gathered outside his Liberal Party\u2019s headquarters. The former president was welcomed by his son, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, and Liberal Party chairman Valdemar da Costa Neto at the airport. \n\n\u201cBolsonaro was the best president we\u2019ve ever had, I had never seen an administration like his,\u201d said Marinalva Wanderley, 71, who brought five members of her family from Sao Paulo to the Liberal Party\u2019s headquarters. \u201cI think he was in the U.S. with Donald Trump to see what is best for Brazil and the U.S. We will have a much bigger opposition (to Lula), that\u2019s for sure.\" \n\nProbes into uprising and jewellery \n\nBolsonaro\u2019s aim to reassume political prominence may be blocked by a series of investigations, including whether he incited the January 8 uprising. Recent revelations by the newspaper Estado de S.Paulo regarding three boxes of expensive jewellery allegedly brought to Bolsonaro from Saudi Arabia have exposed the former president to greater legal jeopardy. \n\nNext year\u2019s municipal elections would be an important step toward gaining political momentum for a possible 2026 presidential run. Bolsonaro is expected to throw his support behind his Liberal Party\u2019s mayoral candidates who, if victorious, can then use their stature to stump for him. \n\nIn addition to probes into the diamonds, Bolsonaro is the subject of about a dozen investigations by Brazil\u2019s electoral courts into his actions during last year\u2019s campaign, particularly related to his unsubstantiated claims that the electronic voting system is susceptible to fraud. If Bolsonaro is found guilty in any of those cases, he would lose his political rights and be unable to run for office in the next election. \n\nOn Thursday, the former president denied any wrongdoing in the case of the jewels he received. \u201cI didn't hide anything,\" he said.","htmlText":"<p>Former President Jair Bolsonaro returned Thursday to Brazil after a three-month stint in Florida following his election loss, and the right-wing populist told supporters he doesn\u2019t think leftists will be in power in the country for long.<\/p>\n<p>Bolsonaro, who is the subject of several investigations that could stymie any attempts at a political comeback, arrived in a capital under tight security. Authorities sought to avoid any repeat of the January 8 events when supporters who didn\u2019t accept his defeat<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of supporters dressed in Brazil&#039;s national colours of yellow and green chanted for Bolsonaro as they awaited his arrival, but his return did not draw the huge crowds many of his allies had expected.<\/p>\n<p>The former president said in his first speech after touching down that his leftist successor, Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, and his allies \u201cwill not do whatever they want to the fate of our nation\u201d and added that the left will only keep power \u201cfor now, for a little while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in front of a banner that read \u201cToday Brazil woke up stronger,\u201d Bolsonaro said he would spend as much time as necessary at the headquarters of his Liberal Party to help the campaign for next year\u2019s municipal races when the country elects 5,500 mayors nationwide.<\/p>\n<h2>Legal problems<\/h2><p>Bolsonaro left Brazil just before the end of his presidential term. In so doing, he broke with tradition by declining to hand the presidential sash to his successor, Lula, who won the October election with the narrowest finish since Brazil\u2019s return to democracy over three decades earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian leader said his three months in Florida had helped give him a vision for the future. \"Everything we saw there is what we want to implement here. The most important thing is liberty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in 30 years, the lawmaker-turned-president does not hold elected office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am coming here in the position of an elder, an experienced person who will be consulted by whoever wishes. I will give opinions,\u201d Bolsonaro said. \u201cWe are not in the opposition. We are in favour of Brazil.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Melo, a political scientist at Insper University in Sao Paulo, said Bolsonaro had to return to confront his many legal problems and to fend off rivals who might claim his role as leader of the right. But the new political landscape will be a challenge for him, Melo said.<\/p>\n<p>\"It is hard for him to lead the opposition because his career was as an outsider. He has more visibility now, but without the presidency, it is a different game for him,\u201d Melo said. \u201cNow he is no outsider and he is no president. He will have to build a new path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hundreds of Bolsonaro supporters who gathered at Brasilia International Airport early Thursday did not get to see the far-right leader come out the main exit and instead gathered outside his Liberal Party\u2019s headquarters. The former president was welcomed by his son, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, and Liberal Party chairman Valdemar da Costa Neto at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBolsonaro was the best president we\u2019ve ever had, I had never seen an administration like his,\u201d said Marinalva Wanderley, 71, who brought five members of her family from Sao Paulo to the Liberal Party\u2019s headquarters. \u201cI think he was in the U.S. with Donald Trump to see what is best for Brazil and the U.S. We will have a much bigger opposition (to Lula), that\u2019s for sure.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Probes into uprising and jewellery<\/h2><p>Bolsonaro\u2019s aim to reassume political prominence may be blocked by a series of investigations, including whether he incited the January 8 uprising. Recent revelations by the newspaper Estado de S.Paulo regarding three boxes of expensive jewellery allegedly brought to Bolsonaro from Saudi Arabia have exposed the former president to greater legal jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p>Next year\u2019s municipal elections would be an important step toward gaining political momentum for a possible 2026 presidential run. Bolsonaro is expected to throw his support behind his Liberal Party\u2019s mayoral candidates who, if victorious, can then use their stature to stump for him.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to probes into the diamonds, Bolsonaro is the subject of about a dozen investigations by Brazil\u2019s electoral courts into his actions during last year\u2019s campaign, particularly related to his unsubstantiated claims that the electronic voting system is susceptible to fraud. If Bolsonaro is found guilty in any of those cases, he would lose his political rights and be unable to run for office in the next election.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the former president denied any wrongdoing in the case of the jewels he received. \u201cI didn&#039;t hide anything,\" he said.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1680173495,"publishedAt":1680175471,"updatedAt":1680202618,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/03\/30\/former-president-jair-bolsonaro-returns-to-brazil-after-three-month-stay-in-us","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/49\/88\/50\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_896979aa-c54a-52cd-a190-83da5ad0ea26-7498850.jpg","altText":"Former President Jair Bolsonaro arrived back in Brazil on Thursday after a three-month stay in Florida.","caption":"Former President Jair Bolsonaro arrived back in Brazil on Thursday after a three-month stay in Florida.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Alex Brandon\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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Riders will reach speeds of 100 km\/h. \n\nIt is expected to be operational for the second half of this year but an online petition to halt work has been signed by almost 11,000 people. \n\nProtesters say expanding the current facilities on the mountaintops will impact the area\u2019s fauna and flora , not only because of the construction but also because of the increase in footfall. \n\n\"It is not right and it harms the city,\" says local Gricel Osorio Hor-Meyll. They believe the project will \"disfigure\" the UNESCO World Heritage Site , which stretches from the coastal mountain inland to other Rio icons such as Christ the Redeemer. \n\nProtesters say the project is the \u2018tip of the iceberg\u2019 \n\nGathered at the base of the iconic mountain on Sunday, protesters held up banners reading \"SOS UNESCO\" and \"Out with zip lines\u201d. \n\nBut the project is just \"the tip of a gigantic iceberg,\" according to a statement from the group. \n\nThey are concerned by an even bigger project, under evaluation by the authorities, which includes the construction of attractions, shops, a performance hall and a nightclub at the top of the two peaks, which currently receive 1.6 million visitors a year. \n\n\u201c[The zipline] has nothing to do with the original idea of visiting the Sugarloaf,\u201d says Aurimar dos Prazeres, President of the Urca Residents Association. \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a natural beauty, it\u2019s contemplative, it doesn\u2019t need anything else that isn\u2019t already up there, toilets, water fountains , bars, small shops. It doesn\u2019t need more than that.\" \n\nWhat is the best way to visit Sugarloaf Mountain? \n\nThere is already a cable car for visitors - which has been there for more than a century - between Pao de A\u00e7ucar and Urca. Starting at a height of 396 metres and dropping to 220 metres, this delivers one of the best views in the city. \n\nParque Bondinho P\u00e3o de A\u00e7\u00facar, which operates the cable cars and is behind the 50-million reais (\u20ac8.9 million) project, said in a statement that sound tests indicate noise from riders will not be perceptible from below, nor will it affect climbing routes . \n\nIt added that the visual impact will be minimal because the zip line cables are less thick than those of the cable car and vibrate less. \n\nThe company says it has obtained all the necessary permits for the project and argues it will drive tourism. \n\nWatch the video above to see more from the protests.","htmlText":"<p>Flying down a 755-metre zip wire above Rio de Janeiro\u2019s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain could attract adrenaline-lovers from across the world.<\/p>\n<p>But locals are not so keen.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of protesters gathered beneath Rio&#039;s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//26//where-is-the-worlds-top-rated-tourist-attraction-and-how-much-does-entry-cost/">world-famous hotspot<\/strong><\/a> on Sunday to protest the ongoing construction of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//07//22//where-is-europe-first-4-person-zip-line-and-underwater-escape-room/">four ziplines<\/strong><\/a> aimed at boosting tourism.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the plans for Rio\u2019s zipline project?<\/h2><p>Rio plans to install four steel <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//11//10//ras-al-khaimah-is-the-next-big-destination-in-adventure-heres-what-to-do-and-see/">ziplines that will run 755 metres over the forest between Sugarloaf (Pao de A\u00e7ucar) and Urca Hill. Riders will reach speeds of 100 km\/h.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected to be operational for the second half of this year but an online petition to halt work has been signed by almost 11,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters say expanding the current facilities on the mountaintops will impact the area\u2019s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2019//12//14//i-visited-an-ecoresort-helping-to-protect-brazil-s-biodiversity/">fauna and flora<\/strong><\/a>, not only because of the construction but also because of the increase in footfall.<\/p>\n<p>\"It is not right and it harms the city,\" says local Gricel Osorio Hor-Meyll. They believe the project will \"disfigure\" the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//tag//unesco/">UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong><\/a>, which stretches from the coastal mountain inland to other Rio icons such as Christ the Redeemer.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7188198,7482290\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//27//german-unions-call-for-widespread-transport-strike-on-monday/">'Mega strike' in Germany: Flights, trains and buses cancelled during mass walkout on Monday<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//11//13//brazils-first-digital-nomad-village-opens-this-month-heres-why-you-should-go/">Brazil/u2019s first digital nomad village opens this month, here\u2019s why you should go<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Protesters say the project is the \u2018tip of the iceberg\u2019<\/h2><p>Gathered at the base of the iconic mountain on Sunday, protesters held up banners reading \"SOS UNESCO\" and \"Out with zip lines\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But the project is just \"the tip of a gigantic iceberg,\" according to a statement from the group.<\/p>\n<p>They are concerned by an even bigger project, under evaluation by the authorities, which includes the construction of attractions, shops, a performance hall and a nightclub at the top of the two peaks, which currently receive 1.6 million visitors a year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The zipline] has nothing to do with the original idea of visiting the Sugarloaf,\u201d says Aurimar dos Prazeres, President of the Urca Residents Association.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a natural beauty, it\u2019s contemplative, it doesn\u2019t need anything else that isn\u2019t already up there, toilets, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//12//19//tourists-throw-over-1-million-into-italys-trevi-fountain-each-year-heres-what-happens-to-i/">water fountains<\/strong><\/a>, bars, small shops. It doesn\u2019t need more than that.\"<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7378050\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//02//06//banaue-rice-terraces-world-wonder-at-risk-of-collapse-as-as-locals-turn-to-tourism-jobs/">Banaue Rice Terraces: World wonder at risk of collapse as as locals turn to tourism jobs<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>What is the best way to visit Sugarloaf Mountain?<\/h2><p>There is already a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2022//02//07//paris-reveals-a-new-cable-car-for-commuters-that-could-be-running-by-2025/">cable car<\/strong><\/a> for visitors - which has been there for more than a century - between Pao de A\u00e7ucar and Urca. Starting at a height of 396 metres and dropping to 220 metres, this delivers one of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//tag//instagram/">best views<\/strong><\/a> in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Parque Bondinho P\u00e3o de A\u00e7\u00facar, which operates the cable cars and is behind the 50-million reais (\u20ac8.9 million) project, said in a statement that sound tests indicate noise from riders will not be perceptible from below, nor will it affect <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//09//job-for-a-girl-meet-asias-first-certified-mountain-guide-whos-scaling-more-than-mountains/">climbing routes<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It added that the visual impact will be minimal because the zip line cables are less thick than those of the cable car and vibrate less.<\/p>\n<p>The company says it has obtained all the necessary permits for the project and argues it will drive tourism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the video above to see 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artist's dream came true: Brazilian favela 'shack' wins house-of-year award","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Brazilian favela 'shack' wins house-of-year award","titleListing2":"At first glance, it is a house like dozens of others in the crowded favelas of Brazil. But it has just been recognized as the \"house of the year\" in an international architecture competition.","leadin":"\"The design of the house represents a constructive model that uses common materials in the slums, with an adequate implementation and attention to lighting and ventilation, resulting in a space with great environmental quality,\" according to the ArchDaily prize selecting panel.","summary":"\"The design of the house represents a constructive model that uses common materials in the slums, with an adequate implementation and attention to lighting and ventilation, resulting in a space with great environmental quality,\" according to the ArchDaily prize selecting panel.","keySentence":null,"url":"an-artists-dream-came-true-brazilian-favela-shack-wins-house-of-year-award","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"At first glance, it is a house like dozens of others in the crowded favelas of Brazil. 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But the seemingly modest dwelling of 66 square meters (710 square feet), with its exposed brick walls, has just been recognised as the &#039;House of the Year&#039; in an international architecture competition.<\/p>\n<p>The house honoured by specialized website ArchDaily belongs to Kdu dos Anjos, a 32-year-old artist living in the bustling Aglomerado da Serra favela, at the bottom of a hill on the edge of the southeastern city of Belo Horizonte.<\/p>\n<p>The two-story structure defeated some more-imposing contest entries from India, Mexico, Vietnam and Germany.<\/p>\n<p>\"I&#039;m very proud that my house won this prize, because most of the news about the favelas talks of violence and homes destroyed by landslides,\" said Kdu dos Anjos.\u00a0\"Today, my home is on top of the world!\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//44//10//94//808x454_cmsv2_735bc372-bc9e-5afa-bf71-9ac36f9a60b6-7441094.jpg/" alt=\"AFP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/384x216_cmsv2_735bc372-bc9e-5afa-bf71-9ac36f9a60b6-7441094.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/640x360_cmsv2_735bc372-bc9e-5afa-bf71-9ac36f9a60b6-7441094.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/750x422_cmsv2_735bc372-bc9e-5afa-bf71-9ac36f9a60b6-7441094.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/828x466_cmsv2_735bc372-bc9e-5afa-bf71-9ac36f9a60b6-7441094.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/1080x608_cmsv2_735bc372-bc9e-5afa-bf71-9ac36f9a60b6-7441094.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/1200x675_cmsv2_735bc372-bc9e-5afa-bf71-9ac36f9a60b6-7441094.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/1920x1080_cmsv2_735bc372-bc9e-5afa-bf71-9ac36f9a60b6-7441094.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Kdu dos Anjos, a 32-year-old artist made his house by himself, spending almost \u20ac30,000<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AFP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Design details<\/h2><p>The house, built on a small lot dos Anjos purchased in 2017, is well-ventilated and enjoys abundant natural light; it features horizontal casement windows and a large terrace.<\/p>\n<p>\"The design of the house represents a constructive model that uses common materials in the slums, with an adequate implementation and attention to lighting and ventilation, resulting in a space with great environmental quality,\" ArchDaily wrote on its website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//44//10//94//808x454_cmsv2_5e89731d-d20d-5690-ad30-9d2b6d4b86a0-7441094.jpg/" alt=\"AFP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/384x216_cmsv2_5e89731d-d20d-5690-ad30-9d2b6d4b86a0-7441094.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/640x360_cmsv2_5e89731d-d20d-5690-ad30-9d2b6d4b86a0-7441094.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/750x422_cmsv2_5e89731d-d20d-5690-ad30-9d2b6d4b86a0-7441094.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/828x466_cmsv2_5e89731d-d20d-5690-ad30-9d2b6d4b86a0-7441094.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/1080x608_cmsv2_5e89731d-d20d-5690-ad30-9d2b6d4b86a0-7441094.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/1200x675_cmsv2_5e89731d-d20d-5690-ad30-9d2b6d4b86a0-7441094.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/1920x1080_cmsv2_5e89731d-d20d-5690-ad30-9d2b6d4b86a0-7441094.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Artist Kdu dos Anjos celebrated his win with by getting a tattoo of his house on his arm.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AFP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For dos Anjos, who founded a cultural center in his community, the prize carries special significance.<\/p>\n<p>\"I know my house isn&#039;t the most chic in the world, but it&#039;s a well-built shack,\" he says with a grin.<\/p>\n<p>Dos Anjos has been living there since 2020, along with two dogs, a cat and more than 60 plants.<\/p>\n<p>\"What the architects did is pure magic,\" he adds. \"We barely have 66 square meters, but I&#039;ve had parties here with close to 200 people.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-large\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CpAmziuj38t\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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(@archdaily)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"////www.instagram.com//embed.js/"> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>A childhood dream<\/h2><p>The design was the work of the Levante architecture collective, which does pro-bono or low-cost work in the favelas.<\/p>\n<p>From the outside the house resembles its neighbours, but it incorporates several features that make it both sturdier and more respectful of the environment, particularly in its \"attention to lighting and ventilation,\" said architect Fernando Maculan, the project leader.<\/p>\n<p>One apparent difference with nearby houses is in the arrangement of the bricks, which are laid horizontally - not vertically - and in staggered rows, which adds solidity and improves insulation.<\/p>\n<p>The project took eight months - and, of course, a lot of work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//44//10//94//808x454_cmsv2_b14ee50d-9b7f-542f-856c-1de5017c075a-7441094.jpg/" alt=\"AFP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/384x216_cmsv2_b14ee50d-9b7f-542f-856c-1de5017c075a-7441094.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/640x360_cmsv2_b14ee50d-9b7f-542f-856c-1de5017c075a-7441094.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/750x422_cmsv2_b14ee50d-9b7f-542f-856c-1de5017c075a-7441094.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/828x466_cmsv2_b14ee50d-9b7f-542f-856c-1de5017c075a-7441094.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/1080x608_cmsv2_b14ee50d-9b7f-542f-856c-1de5017c075a-7441094.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/1200x675_cmsv2_b14ee50d-9b7f-542f-856c-1de5017c075a-7441094.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/44\/10\/94\/1920x1080_cmsv2_b14ee50d-9b7f-542f-856c-1de5017c075a-7441094.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Architect Fernando Maculan says the house resembles others in the favela but differs in terms of many aspects inside.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AFP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"The masons were angry because they thought laying bricks this way was very time-consuming,\" Maculan said.<\/p>\n<p>\"And we had a lot of trouble getting the materials up the stairs - it&#039;s the last house on the alley, and I had to pay the workers who carried it a lot,\" he said. 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soccer stars and sequins: The agony and the ecstasy inside Rio Carnival's samba schools","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"In pictures: The triumphant winner of Rio Carnival 2023","titleListing2":"Rio Carnival's overlooked, all-important rite: The count","leadin":"This year's winning samba school won by just one tenth of a point.","summary":"This year's winning samba school won by just one tenth of a point.","keySentence":null,"url":"shootings-soccer-stars-and-sequins-the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-inside-rio-carnivals-samba-sc","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Rio de Janeiro carnival is billed as the world\u2019s biggest party. But the annual event is much more than just spectacle. \n\n\nBlood, sweat and tears go into the floats that entertain tourists and locals in the stands of the famous Sambadrome . With one end goal in mind: victory. \n\nIn Brazil the judges' decision is known as 'the count' - the scores from the parade competition which lead to the year's winner being announced. \n\nBut it's been a long and winding road for the count to get to where it is today. \n\n\nMillions in Rio tune in to find out the winner \n\nThe hopes of entire ' favela ' communities ride on the outcome. Yesterday they flocked to their respective schools to watch the televised results. A win affirms their hard work was executed to perfection, bestowing honour and prestige. \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s the pleasure of doing the parade correctly and the satisfaction of taking the title home,\u201d Maria da Concei\u00e7\u00e3o da Silva, 59, said on Monday night before parading. She swears she\u2019ll keep coming back \u201cuntil God takes me, to parade up there.\u201d \n\nHow are Rio carnival floats judged? \n\nThe esoteric regulations dictate that schools be scored on nine categories. Amongst these are costumes, drumming, song, harmony, plot and evolution. All designed to quantify the months of design , stitching, sculpting, welding and rehearsal that go into production. \n\n36 judges with proven knowledge in each category undergo training, then they're distributed along the 700 metre parade route to watch as each school\u2019s 1000+ paraders pass. \n\nThe large number of judges is designed to prevent a single bad score from torpedoing a school , according to F\u00e1bio Fabato, who writes and researches Carnival and Brazilian popular culture. It also helps curb corruption , he says, because it\u2019s harder to buy off judges. \n\nHow are Rio samba schools ranked? \n\nThe samba schools ' 70-minute displays can cost 10 million reais (\u20ac1.8 milion). The school that scores lowest is relegated to the lower league. Returning to the elite echelon can take years. \n\nThe top six finishers get percentages of box office revenue. But only the champion school goes down in history and no one remembers the runner-up, says Jorge Perlingeiro, the president of the top league. \n\nHow are the parade scores announced? \n\nFor over three decades, Perlingeiro has been the voice of Carnival, announcing judges\u2019 scores one by one. Each bellow of \u201c10!\u201d - the top score - with his heavy Rio accent launched the schools\u2019 fanatics into ecstasy yesterday. Some lower scores elicited frustrated groans. More than half of Rio\u2019s televisions were tuned in, according to Ibope which monitors ratings. \n\nThe ceremony lasted about 90 minutes, with no less than 432 scores read aloud for 12 schools. The winning school , 'Imperatriz Leopoldinense', achieved 269.8 - two-tenths of a point shy of perfect . \n\nThe title ends the school\u2019s 22-year drought and cements its Carnival director\u2019s star power. At the Sambadrome, the school\u2019s drum leader crumpled and cried when the win was announced while a packed crowd at the school jumped for joy. \n\nCarnival judging has a patchy history \n\n\nIt has taken decades for carnival judging to become fair and balanced. \n\nIn 1974, samba school 'Mocidade' lost the title because one costume judge handed down an inexplicably low score of 4, Fabato says. \n\nIn 1986, Brazilian soccer legend Socr\u00e1tes was selected to judge drums. But he had zero expertise so he rated schools based solely on crowd reaction. Samba schools were furious. One school\u2019s president said Socr\u00e1tes was too drunk to judge and demanded that his scores be annulled. \n\n\u201cHe [Socr\u00e1tes] skipped down the stairs to the parade ground, stripped off his top and started dancing along in a pair of tight white shorts. Officials objected and he was reluctantly coaxed back to the judging station.\u201d \n\nIn 1988, the count sparked a vicious fight between rival schools and a 16-year-old girl was shot in the stomach, local newspapers reported. \n\nRio carnival judges are hard to please \n\nJudges must justify any less-than-perfect score with a handwritten explanation. One judge, evaluating costumes last year, docked one-tenth of a point from a school because \u201ca considerable quantity of paraders\u2019 hats were slipping or fallen,\u201d and she noted another school had promised to deliver \u201ca diversity of green tones,\u201d though only lime green prevailed. \n\nA harmony judge noted \u201coccasional loss of internal homogeneity\u201d and that \u201cthe neglect or weakening of some voices emptied the song of its sonic mass.\u201d \n\nOn a scorecard last year, one judge noted how hard it has become to find errors so just one-tenth of a point can clinch a victory. Indeed, this year\u2019s runner-up finished one-tenth behind. \n\nAttention to detail is everything \n\nIf a gap appears between sections of the parade, the school can lose points. In this year\u2019s parade, the lighthouse atop Unidos da Tijuca\u2019s float was knocked severely askew, which cost them. \n\nStarting last year, judges\u2019 justifications are posted online within 48 hours. And cameras inside judges' booths record what they can see, so schools can review footage and compare to the judges\u2019 notes for inconsistencies. If any are found, schools can petition for a judge\u2019s removal. \n\nWhat do carnival revellers make of it all? \n\nIn interviews with two dozen paraders on Monday night, about half said they think judges\u2019 determinations still reflect some undue influence. But most acknowledged scoring has improved with each passing year. \n\n\u201cThey are trying to organise, so the competition happens only on the avenue, but there\u2019s a lot still happening behind the scenes. Every samba dancer knows that,\u201d Carol Tavares, 40, said on Monday before parading with Unidos da Tijuca. \u201cIt\u2019s on the path toward changing.\u201d \n\nPerlingeiro noted an ineffable quality also factors into the judging. \n\n\u201cThe category that doesn\u2019t exist, but exists in everyone\u2019s mind, is emotion. It happens when you see the crowd cheering, waving. The judge sees that and, in a certain way, is captivated, too,\u201d he said. \u201cThat has an influence.\u201d \n\nMembers of rival schools at the Sambadrome clapped appreciatively after Perlingeiro announced the winner. The president of Mangueira, Rio\u2019s most popular school and a fan favourite, finished fifth on Wednesday. She said she was happy with the judges\u2019 recognition of her school\u2019s hard work. Asked if their scores were fair, the president, Guanayra Firmino, demurred. \n\n\u201cWith their justifications, I\u2019ll do my analysis if it was fair or not. I can\u2019t say that yet,\u201d said Firmino.","htmlText":"<p>Rio de Janeiro carnival is billed as the world\u2019s biggest party. But the annual event is much more than just spectacle. <\/p>\n<p>Blood, sweat and tears go into the floats that entertain <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//01//17//tourists-in-mexico-could-be-fined-for-smoking-in-public-where-else-has-strict-laws-on-ligh/">tourists and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//02//06//banaue-rice-terraces-world-wonder-at-risk-of-collapse-as-as-locals-turn-to-tourism-jobs/">locals in the stands of the famous <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2018//02//10//feathers-and-diamante-brazil-s-samba-schools-strut-their-stuff/">Sambadrome. With one end goal in mind: victory.<\/p>\n<p>In Brazil the judges&#039; decision is known as &#039;the count&#039; - the scores from the parade competition which lead to the year&#039;s winner being announced.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#039;s been a long and winding road for the count to get to where it is today. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Millions in Rio tune in to find out the winner<\/strong><\/h2><p>The hopes of entire &#039;<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2020//08//26//musicians-try-to-lift-spirits-in-covid-hit-brazilian-favela/">favela&#039; communities ride on the outcome. Yesterday they flocked to their respective schools to watch the televised results. A win affirms their hard work was executed to perfection, bestowing honour and prestige.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the pleasure of doing the parade correctly and the satisfaction of taking the title home,\u201d Maria da Concei\u00e7\u00e3o da Silva, 59, said on Monday night before parading. She swears she\u2019ll keep coming back \u201cuntil God takes me, to parade up there.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//42//20//60//808x454_cmsv2_42a51cd5-8cb3-51bf-b05a-0306c4914d06-7422060.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/384x216_cmsv2_42a51cd5-8cb3-51bf-b05a-0306c4914d06-7422060.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/640x360_cmsv2_42a51cd5-8cb3-51bf-b05a-0306c4914d06-7422060.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/750x422_cmsv2_42a51cd5-8cb3-51bf-b05a-0306c4914d06-7422060.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/828x466_cmsv2_42a51cd5-8cb3-51bf-b05a-0306c4914d06-7422060.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1080x608_cmsv2_42a51cd5-8cb3-51bf-b05a-0306c4914d06-7422060.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1200x675_cmsv2_42a51cd5-8cb3-51bf-b05a-0306c4914d06-7422060.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1920x1080_cmsv2_42a51cd5-8cb3-51bf-b05a-0306c4914d06-7422060.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A performer from the Vila Isabel samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How are Rio carnival floats judged?<\/h2><p>The esoteric regulations dictate that schools be scored on nine categories. Amongst these are costumes, drumming, song, harmony, plot and evolution. All designed to quantify the months of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//12//16//your-house-your-rules-inside-londons-new-long-stay-hotel-where-every-detail-is-designed-by/">design, stitching, sculpting, welding and rehearsal that go into production.<\/p>\n<p>36 judges with proven knowledge in each category undergo training, then they&#039;re distributed along the 700 metre parade route to watch as each school\u2019s 1000+ paraders pass.<\/p>\n<p>The large number of judges is designed to prevent a single bad score from torpedoing a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//10//11//travelling-during-school-time-here-are-the-fines-parents-could-face-across-europe/">school, according to F\u00e1bio Fabato, who writes and researches Carnival and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//02//15//this-is-how-brazil-s-biggest-tourist-hotspot-got-swallowed-by-the-sea/">Brazilian popular culture. It also helps curb <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2023//02//16//corruption-scandal-embattled-mep-marc-tarabella-asks-for-the-dismissal-of-the-investigatin/">corruption, he says, because it\u2019s harder to buy off judges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//42//20//60//808x454_cmsv2_a1e3d1a5-4c7a-57b2-a5e9-deaf668e9bfe-7422060.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/384x216_cmsv2_a1e3d1a5-4c7a-57b2-a5e9-deaf668e9bfe-7422060.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/640x360_cmsv2_a1e3d1a5-4c7a-57b2-a5e9-deaf668e9bfe-7422060.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/750x422_cmsv2_a1e3d1a5-4c7a-57b2-a5e9-deaf668e9bfe-7422060.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/828x466_cmsv2_a1e3d1a5-4c7a-57b2-a5e9-deaf668e9bfe-7422060.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1080x608_cmsv2_a1e3d1a5-4c7a-57b2-a5e9-deaf668e9bfe-7422060.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1200x675_cmsv2_a1e3d1a5-4c7a-57b2-a5e9-deaf668e9bfe-7422060.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1920x1080_cmsv2_a1e3d1a5-4c7a-57b2-a5e9-deaf668e9bfe-7422060.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Judges from the Independent League of Samba Schools in Rio de Janeiro, watch and evaluate samba schools parading for Carnival<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How are Rio samba schools ranked?<\/h2><p>The <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2022//04//25//rio-s-carnival-samba-school-defends-memory-of-indigenous-tribe/">samba schools<\/strong><\/a>&#039; 70-minute displays can cost 10 million reais (\u20ac1.8 milion). The school that scores lowest is relegated to the lower league. Returning to the elite echelon can take years.<\/p>\n<p>The top six finishers get percentages of box office revenue. But only the champion <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//07//14//creating-these-tiny-school-bus-homes-helped-one-family-to-process-a-tragic-loss/">school goes down in history and no one remembers the runner-up, says Jorge Perlingeiro, the president of the top league.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"5756652,6948656\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//06//12//11-of-the-world-s-best-party-cities-for-a-fun-packed-weekend-with-friends/">11 of the world\u2019s best party cities for a fun-packed weekend with friends<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//08//17//the-fun-police-bizarre-and-outdated-european-legislation-that-could-still-spoil-the-party/">The fun police: bizarre and outdated European legislation that could still spoil the party<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How are the parade scores announced?<\/h2><p>For over three decades, Perlingeiro has been the voice of Carnival, announcing judges\u2019 scores one by one. Each bellow of \u201c10!\u201d - the top score - with his heavy Rio accent launched the schools\u2019 fanatics into ecstasy yesterday. Some lower scores elicited frustrated groans. More than half of Rio\u2019s televisions were tuned in, according to Ibope which monitors ratings.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony lasted about 90 minutes, with no less than 432 scores read aloud for 12 schools. The winning <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//07//14//creating-these-tiny-school-bus-homes-helped-one-family-to-process-a-tragic-loss/">school, &#039;Imperatriz Leopoldinense&#039;, achieved 269.8 - two-tenths of a point shy of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//01//23//late-winter-is-the-perfect-time-to-visit-mallorca-heres-where-to-go-and-what-to-do/">perfect./n

Where love is illegal: What it's really like travelling Sri Lanka as a gay couple <\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//02//14//fall-in-love-with-slow-travel-on-these-romantic-train-adventures-across-europe/">Fall in love with slow travel on these romantic train adventures across Europe<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>**Carnival judging has a patchy history<\/h2><p>**<\/p>\n<p>It has taken decades for carnival judging to become fair and balanced.<\/p>\n<p>In 1974, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2023//02//15//watch-samba-brings-performers-worldwide-to-rio-de-janeiro/">samba school<\/strong><\/a> &#039;Mocidade&#039; lost the title because one costume judge handed down an inexplicably low score of 4, Fabato says.<\/p>\n<p>In 1986, Brazilian soccer legend Socr\u00e1tes was selected to judge drums. But he had zero expertise so he rated schools based solely on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//08//04//love-canals-beat-the-crowds-in-venice-with-these-european-alternatives/">crowd reaction. Samba schools were furious. One school\u2019s president said Socr\u00e1tes was too <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//06//16//spanish-resort-cracks-down-on-drunken-tourism-by-banning-football-shirts/">drunk to judge and demanded that his scores be annulled.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//42//20//60//808x454_cmsv2_69636ecb-67fa-5a8a-8504-097b76cfcdad-7422060.jpg/" alt=\"AP photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/384x216_cmsv2_69636ecb-67fa-5a8a-8504-097b76cfcdad-7422060.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/640x360_cmsv2_69636ecb-67fa-5a8a-8504-097b76cfcdad-7422060.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/750x422_cmsv2_69636ecb-67fa-5a8a-8504-097b76cfcdad-7422060.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/828x466_cmsv2_69636ecb-67fa-5a8a-8504-097b76cfcdad-7422060.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1080x608_cmsv2_69636ecb-67fa-5a8a-8504-097b76cfcdad-7422060.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1200x675_cmsv2_69636ecb-67fa-5a8a-8504-097b76cfcdad-7422060.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1920x1080_cmsv2_69636ecb-67fa-5a8a-8504-097b76cfcdad-7422060.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">An performer from the Viradouro samba school parades on a float during Carnival celebrations<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe [Socr\u00e1tes] skipped down the stairs to the parade ground, stripped off his top and started dancing along in a pair of tight white shorts. Officials objected and he was reluctantly coaxed back to the judging station.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 1988, the count sparked a vicious fight between rival schools and a 16-year-old girl was shot in the stomach, local newspapers reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//42//20//60//808x454_cmsv2_54cbb426-463f-5351-8746-dd3242320dec-7422060.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/384x216_cmsv2_54cbb426-463f-5351-8746-dd3242320dec-7422060.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/640x360_cmsv2_54cbb426-463f-5351-8746-dd3242320dec-7422060.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/750x422_cmsv2_54cbb426-463f-5351-8746-dd3242320dec-7422060.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/828x466_cmsv2_54cbb426-463f-5351-8746-dd3242320dec-7422060.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1080x608_cmsv2_54cbb426-463f-5351-8746-dd3242320dec-7422060.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1200x675_cmsv2_54cbb426-463f-5351-8746-dd3242320dec-7422060.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1920x1080_cmsv2_54cbb426-463f-5351-8746-dd3242320dec-7422060.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A fan of the Mangueira samba school marks the vote count that defines the champion samba school of this year&apos;s carnival, at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><strong>Rio carnival judges are hard to please<\/strong><\/h2><p>Judges must justify any less-than-perfect score with a handwritten explanation. One judge, evaluating costumes last year, docked one-tenth of a point from a school because \u201ca considerable quantity of paraders\u2019 hats were slipping or fallen,\u201d and she noted another school had promised to deliver \u201ca diversity of green tones,\u201d though only lime green prevailed.<\/p>\n<p>A harmony judge noted \u201coccasional loss of internal homogeneity\u201d and that \u201cthe neglect or weakening of some voices emptied the song of its sonic mass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a scorecard last year, one judge noted how hard it has become to find errors so just one-tenth of a point can clinch a victory. Indeed, this year\u2019s runner-up finished one-tenth behind.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//42//20//60//808x454_cmsv2_6935537c-e58d-5caa-8137-c305670bc382-7422060.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/384x216_cmsv2_6935537c-e58d-5caa-8137-c305670bc382-7422060.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/640x360_cmsv2_6935537c-e58d-5caa-8137-c305670bc382-7422060.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/750x422_cmsv2_6935537c-e58d-5caa-8137-c305670bc382-7422060.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/828x466_cmsv2_6935537c-e58d-5caa-8137-c305670bc382-7422060.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1080x608_cmsv2_6935537c-e58d-5caa-8137-c305670bc382-7422060.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1200x675_cmsv2_6935537c-e58d-5caa-8137-c305670bc382-7422060.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1920x1080_cmsv2_6935537c-e58d-5caa-8137-c305670bc382-7422060.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Performers from the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Attention to detail is everything<\/h2><p>If a gap appears between sections of the parade, the school can lose points. In this year\u2019s parade, the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//07//10//these-french-lighthouses-are-being-turned-into-holiday-accommodation-along-the-brittany-co/">lighthouse atop Unidos da Tijuca\u2019s float was knocked severely askew, which cost them.<\/p>\n<p>Starting last year, judges\u2019 justifications are posted online within 48 hours. And cameras inside judges&#039; booths record what they can see, so schools can review footage and compare to the judges\u2019 notes for inconsistencies. If any are found, schools can petition for a judge\u2019s removal.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6405064,7032302\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//09//14//slow-travel-this-32-hour-train-journey-lets-you-take-in-the-sights-and-party-on-board/">Flight-free travel: Inside Turkey's party train that's all about the journey, not the destination<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//08//16//flight-free-travel-europes-new-long-distance-train-routes-for-2022/">Flight-free travel: The best new European train routes launching in 2023 and 2024<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>What do carnival revellers make of it all?<\/h2><p>In interviews with two dozen paraders on Monday night, about half said they think judges\u2019 determinations still reflect some undue influence. But most acknowledged scoring has improved with each passing year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//42//20//60//808x454_cmsv2_326472d6-132f-5b36-88af-d8d760f79667-7422060.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/384x216_cmsv2_326472d6-132f-5b36-88af-d8d760f79667-7422060.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/640x360_cmsv2_326472d6-132f-5b36-88af-d8d760f79667-7422060.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/750x422_cmsv2_326472d6-132f-5b36-88af-d8d760f79667-7422060.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/828x466_cmsv2_326472d6-132f-5b36-88af-d8d760f79667-7422060.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1080x608_cmsv2_326472d6-132f-5b36-88af-d8d760f79667-7422060.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1200x675_cmsv2_326472d6-132f-5b36-88af-d8d760f79667-7422060.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/42\/20\/60\/1920x1080_cmsv2_326472d6-132f-5b36-88af-d8d760f79667-7422060.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Performers from the winning Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school parade during Carnival celebrations<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey are trying to organise, so the competition happens only on the avenue, but there\u2019s a lot still happening behind the scenes. Every samba dancer knows that,\u201d Carol Tavares, 40, said on Monday before parading with Unidos da Tijuca. \u201cIt\u2019s on the path toward changing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perlingeiro noted an ineffable quality also factors into the judging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe category that doesn\u2019t exist, but exists in everyone\u2019s mind, is emotion. It happens when you see the crowd cheering, waving. The judge sees that and, in a certain way, is captivated, too,\u201d he said. \u201cThat has an influence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Members of rival schools at the Sambadrome clapped appreciatively after Perlingeiro announced the winner. The president of Mangueira, Rio\u2019s most popular school and a fan favourite, finished fifth on Wednesday. She said she was happy with the judges\u2019 recognition of her school\u2019s hard work. Asked if their scores were fair, the president, Guanayra Firmino, demurred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith their justifications, I\u2019ll do my analysis if it was fair or not. 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landslides brought emergency services to a halt after at least 46 people were killed in carnival weekend hell","summary":"In south-eastern Brazil, more rain and further landslides brought emergency services to a halt after at least 46 people were killed in carnival weekend hell","keySentence":null,"url":"at-least-46-dead-as-emergency-workers-forced-to-stop-after-further-rain-and-landslides-in-","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"At least 46 people are known to have died on the coast of Sao Paulo state after devastaing storms in Brazil. \n\nAccording to authorities, forty are still missing and some areas are only accessible by helicopters - as sections of a motorway were destroyed by the extensive landslides. \n\nAn unprecedented, record-breaking amount of rain fell on the area, where millions of tourists had gathered for the long carnival bank holiday. \n\nFurther rain and landslides on Tuesday halted the work of emergency services trying to reach those affected. \n\nWatch the video in the 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