LATAM POLITICS TODAY-Lula's lead narrows to single-digit in Brazil race -poll


Reuters | Brasilia | Updated: 08-08-2022 21:32 IST | Created: 08-08-2022 21:31 IST
LATAM POLITICS TODAY-Lula's lead narrows to single-digit in Brazil race -poll
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The latest in Latin American politics today: Lula's lead narrows to single-digit in Brazil race -poll

BRASILIA - Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has narrowed to 7 percentage points ahead of the October election, according to a new poll. The leftist leader has the support of 41% of voters against 34% for his far-right adversary, compared with 44% and 31% respectively last month, the BTG/FSB telephone poll said.

Lula's lead has dropped steadily to 7 points from 13 last month and 14 in May, the poll said. Honduras considers returning its embassy in Israel from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv: foreign minister

TEGUCIGALPA - The Honduran government is considering returning its embassy in Israel to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem, reversing an earlier decision by Tegucigalpa to follow in the footsteps of the United States, Foreign Minister Enrique Reina said. The Central American nation's embassy in Israel was moved to Jerusalem in mid-2021 by decision of now former President Juan Orlando Hernandez, considered a staunch ally of Washington, who left power in January and was extradited to the United States on drug trafficking charges.

Bolsonaro election concerns stall U.S. Javelin missiles sale to Brazil WASHINGTON/RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian military request to buy Javelin anti-tank missiles worth as much as $100 million has been stalled in Washington for months due to U.S. lawmakers' concerns about far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, including his attacks on Brazil's electoral system, multiple U.S. sources told Reuters.

Brazil's bid to acquire some 220 Javelins was originally made when former President Donald Trump, a Bolsonaro ally, was in the White House. The State Department gave its blessing to the proposal late last year, despite objections from some lower-ranking U.S. officials, according to two people familiar with the matter. (Compiled by Steven Grattan Editing by Marguerita Choy)

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