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Weekend: Brazil's Bolsonaro launches re-election bid

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Brazil's Bolsonaro launches re-election bid

24/07/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Brazil's Bolsonaro launches re-election bid

President Jair Bolsonaro is to launch his campaign for re-election in October

President Jair Bolsonaro is to launch his campaign for re-election in October.

Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro is expected to launch his campaign for re-election today but will he undermine trust in October's vote?

Also, President Zelensky casts doubt on the landmark agreement with Russia to resume grain shipments through the Black Sea after a missile strike on the  Ukrainian port of Odesa.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other stories are, Catherine Fieschi, a political scientist and founder and executive director of the London-based Counterpoint political consultancy; and Patrick Freyne, a writer and columnist for the Irish Times newspaper who's based in Dublin.

(Image: President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro delivers a speech during a music festival organized by a local evangelic radio station. Credit: Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

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