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Die Präsidentschaftswahlen in Brasilien haben nach dem ersten Durchgang einen klaren Sieger: Flavio Bolsonaro mit 47,1 Prozent vor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva mit 45,1 Prozent. Der Trend der Linken verliert in Südamerika weiter an Einfluss, nachdem Länder wie Argentinien, Bolivien, Chile, Ecuador, Kolumbien, Peru und Paraguay bereits rechtsgerichtete Kandidaten gewählt haben.
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Flavio Bolsonaro gewinnt die Stichwahl am 25. Oktober und wird neuer Präsident Brasiliens.
Likely · Within weeks
Brasilien tritt dem Bündnis 'Escudo de las Américas' bei und stärkt seine Sicherheitskooperation mit den USA.
Possible · Within months
The Left Party has filed an injunction against Federal Economics Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) with the Federal Constitutional Court after she missed a deadline for submitting a cease-and-desist declaration. Reiche posted a quote on Instagram in which she described anti-Semitism and expropriation as a threat to Germany and the economy. The Berlin Left sees this as part of a nationwide campaign against its top candidate Elif Eralp and has filed similar lawsuits against CDU-led interior ministries in five federal states.
In an unpublished paper, SPD-led ministries call for a tougher course against China because of state subsidies, overcapacity and economic coercion that distort competition. They want EU tests against Chinese plug-in hybrids, funding rules for domestic manufacturers and stricter controls on forced labor. The Union and parts of the Chancellery warn of risks to open markets and possible trade conflicts.
The right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro is slightly favored with around 47 percent of the vote in the runoff election for the Brazilian presidency against the left-wing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who received around 45 percent. Since no one achieved an absolute majority, a runoff election will have to take place on October 25th. Bolsonaro promises a leaner state and a tougher line on crime, while Lula relies on social programs and government investments. The election was also shaped by issues such as public safety, foreign policy and judicial disputes.
The Greens in the Bundestag criticize planned savings for federal auditors. Financial politician Katharina Beck warns of more difficult investigations into cum-cum and cum-ex tax fraud and points to significant additional income from staff.
The wind power industry in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania expects a possible red-red-green state government to speed up approval processes for onshore wind turbines, which are currently the longest in Germany. Jörn Kolbe from the State Wind Energy Association is calling for a unified energy ministry and the implementation of wind energy decrees that were already agreed in 2021. Claudia Müller from the Greens is mentioned as a potential minister while exploratory talks are underway between the SPD, the Left and the Greens.

Austria's SPÖ leader Andreas Babler announces his gradual withdrawal after two weeks of internal personnel debates. His successor as Vice Chancellor is to be Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer, while the party leadership will initially be taken over by two executive chairmen. The stability of the government with the ÖVP and Neos is being questioned, while the FPÖ could benefit greatly in new elections.