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Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaks at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. 

At COP27, Lula promises to resume Brazil’s ‘leading role’ as a climate defender

Climate Change

Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is taking his concerns for the environment to the international stage. As a special guest at COP27 this week in Egypt, he said he’s going to tackle deforestation.

women voters

How Brazil’s first lady is playing a role in the fight for the evangelical vote in the presidential election 

Sacred Nation
people rally for Lula

Brazil election puts fate of public education in the spotlight 

Education
A demonstrator dressed in the colors of the Brazilian flag performs in front of a street vendor's towels for sale featuring Brazilian presidential candidates, current President Jair Bolsonaro, center, and former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Bra

Lula battles Bolsonaro for chance to defend the poor again in Brazil

woman in blue dress

‘We are ready to face any violence’: Protesters in Sri Lanka brace for a crackdown

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, center, gestures as he greets his supporters during a motorcade promoting his presidential bid in the 2022 national elections in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 8, 2022.

Campaign season in the Philippines ramps up 

Elections

The 2022 campaign season in the Philippines officially kicked off on Tuesday with presidential campaign rallies across the country. It’s the start of a 90-day sprint to Election Day on May 9. Ten candidates are running to replace current president Rodrigo Duterte, who is term-limited. 

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro carry Brazil's national flag along Copacabana Beach on Independence Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. 

Bolsonaro pulls out all the stops to rally base on Brazil’s Independence Day

Brazil under Bolsonaro

Estimates say more than 100,000 people hit the streets in Brasília and Sao Paulo on Sept. 7, Brazil’s Independence Day. The numbers are far short of what President Bolsonaro was calling for — but it was still big.

President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, arrive to meet at the Villa la Grange, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. 

Biden and Putin both place a ‘high priority’ on cybersecurity, says presidential adviser after Geneva summit

Global Politics

Despite tensions in the summit lead-up, the two leaders were overly cordial in their remarks after the meeting. Rose Gottemoeller, lead US negotiator for the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), joined The World’s host Marco Werman to offer insight.

Colombia's players celebrate winning 1-0 against Ecuador during a Copa America soccer match at Arena Pantanal stadium in Cuiaba, Brazil, June 13, 2021.

Copa America soccer championship in Brazil draws protest while coronavirus cases rise

Sports

South America’s most important soccer tournament is underway, but it has been rattled by controversy and protest.

A photo of a bin of used syringes inside a trailer.

Pandemic report: ‘We are not short on recommendations. We are short on action.’

COVID-19

Dr. Joanne Liu, a member of the Independent Panel for Pandemic and Preparedness Response, discusses the new pandemic report and recommendations on preparedness.