Tiago Rogero

Tiago Rogero

@tiagorogero.com

South America correspondent for the @Guardian | criador do projeto Querino, lançado também em livro: https://tinyurl.com/livro-querino

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“Some undecided voters we interviewed said Bolsonaro was a playboy who sided with big business, while at the same time spontaneously saying that, if he won, there would be a dictatorship in which people would lose rights,” said political scientist Camila Rocha

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How the streets and social media drove Lula to a historic comeback in Brazil A viral WhatsApp channel and student-led protests played a key role in the veteran Brazilian leftist’s election victory www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

‘Democracy always’: Lula vows no return to dictatorship in Brazil after election win Leaders and governments worldwide congratulate Lula on dramatic comeback seen as an important signal to rest of Latin America www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.com‘Democracy always’: Lula vows no return to dictatorship in Brazil after election winLeaders and governments worldwide congratulate Lula on dramatic comeback seen as an important signal to rest of Latin America

“In northern Minas Gerais state, Iara Pimentel, a councillor from Lula’s party, suffered facial injuries and had to be taken to hospital after the motorcade in which she was travelling was hit by glass bottles and bricks thrown by Bolsonaro supporters.”

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Brazilians vote in presidential election runoff pitting leftist Lula against far-right Bolsonaro Incumbent president lost in first round to senator and son of convicted ex-president www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

‘We can’t let the far right take power again’: Lula voters in final push before Brazil runoff In bellwether Minais Gerais, with polls about even, president’s supporters are striving to win over those who abstained or voted for Flavio Bolsonaro www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.com‘We can’t let the far right take power again’: Lula voters in final push before Brazil runoffIn bellwether Minais Gerais, with polls about even, president’s supporters are striving to win over those who abstained or voted for Flavio Bolsonaro

Battle over Meta’s alleged Bolsonaro bias intensifies days before Brazil presidential runoff Lula’s supporters suspect tech firm meddling on behalf of US president Donald Trump, who has close ties to Bolsonaro family www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.comBattle over Meta’s alleged Bolsonaro bias intensifies days before Brazil presidential runoffLula’s supporters suspect tech firm meddling on behalf of US president Donald Trump, who has close ties to Bolsonaro family

Brazil’s congress has approved a constitutional amendment to shorten the working week, a move that could affect 30 million workers and that will hand a political victory to the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ahead of the presidential runoff www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.comBrazil cuts work week to 40 hours in win for Lula ahead of runoffCongress approves constitutional amendment that bans six-day workweeks, which could effect up to 30 million

Brazil’s neck-and-neck election offers test for growing pro-Trump Latin American bloc Sunday’s poll pits the leftist incumbent Lula against the son of a former far-right president convicted of staging a coup www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.comBrazil’s neck-and-neck election offers test for growing pro-Trump Latin American blocSunday’s poll pits the leftist incumbent Lula against the son of a former far-right president convicted of staging a coup

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‘We’re afraid of dying’: Brazilian news site will not cover upcoming elections after threats Co-founder of independent website Tapajós de Fato said decision was made to protect journalists and their families www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

theguardian.com‘We’re afraid of dying’: Brazilian news site will not cover upcoming elections after threatsCo-founder of independent website Tapajós de Fato said decision was made to protect journalists and their families

US strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats raise humanitarian concerns but Trump admin not wavering Attorney says fishers ‘losing their livelihoods’, but Marco Rubio maintains US still willing to ‘blow up ships if need be’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

theguardian.comUS strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats raise humanitarian concerns but Trump admin not waveringAttorney says fishers ‘losing their livelihoods’, but Marco Rubio maintains US still willing to ‘blow up ships if need be’

Brazil’s Lula announces higher welfare payments and free weight-loss jabs ahead of election Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s elections www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

theguardian.comBrazil’s Lula announces higher welfare payments and free weight-loss jabs ahead of electionCritics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s elections

‘It’s inhumane’: six US deportees held in one of world’s most repressive regimes Believed to be first deportations to fourth country, the six face ‘horrific conditions’ in Equatorial Guinea, say lawyers www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

theguardian.com‘It’s inhumane’: six US deportees held in one of world’s most repressive regimesBelieved to be first deportations to fourth country, the six face ‘horrific conditions’ in Equatorial Guinea, say lawyers

Javier Milei: ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands President cites Trump’s suggestion that he might reconsider US stance on British sovereignty and threatens swifter sanctions on UK oil interests www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

theguardian.comJavier Milei: ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland IslandsPresident cites Trump’s suggestion that he might reconsider US stance on British sovereignty and threatens swifter sanctions on UK oil interests

They laid down arms. Now ex-guerrillas in Colombia fear fate under new hardline president ‘Total peace’ plan of previous government led only 99 of Colombia’s 30,000 armed combatants to disarm, but new president Abelardo De la Espriella opposes peace agreements www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

theguardian.comThey laid down arms. Now ex-guerrillas in Colombia fear fate under new hardline president‘Total peace’ plan of previous government led only 99 of Colombia’s 30,000 armed combatants to disarm, but new president Abelardo De la Espriella opposes peace agreements

White elephant in the room: Colombia swears in costumed anti-corruption activist as senator Luis Carlos Rúa revealed himself to be Elefante blanco just three days before election for ‘his own safety’. Now he is tackling graft from senate floor www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

theguardian.comWhite elephant in the room: Colombia swears in costumed anti-corruption activist as senatorLuis Carlos Rúa revealed himself to be Elefante blanco just three days before election for ‘his own safety’. Now he is tackling graft from senate floor

How English-speaking Colombian islands have been caught up in Trump’s ‘drug war’ airstrikes At least 16 fishers from San Andrés and Providence said to have gone missing since January after US began attacking boats in Caribbean and eastern Pacific www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

theguardian.comHow English-speaking Colombian islands have been caught up in Trump’s ‘drug war’ airstrikesAt least 16 fishers from San Andrés and Providence said to have gone missing since January after US began attacking boats in Caribbean and eastern Pacific

‘Rifts began to appear’: Why many Latin Americans want Spain to beat Argentina in the World Cup final A history of racism and ongoing footballing rivalries have made the choice of which team to get behind in Sunday’s final a charged topic www.theguardian.com/football/202...

theguardian.com‘Rifts began to appear’: Why many Latin Americans want Spain to beat Argentina in the World Cup finalA history of racism and ongoing footballing rivalries have made the choice of which team to get behind in Sunday’s final a charged topic

‘Institutional threat’: election of far-right leader raises fears for democracy in Colombia Trump-admiring Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to ‘disembowel’ the left and kill criminals like ‘rats and cockroaches’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

theguardian.com‘Institutional threat’: election of far-right leader raises fears for democracy in ColombiaTrump-admiring Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to ‘disembowel’ the left and kill criminals like ‘rats and cockroaches’

Ghost of far-right paramilitaries hovers over Colombia’s presidential runoff vote Colombians will choose on Sunday between two men whose lives have been very differently shaped by the militias, and whose visions for the country are poles apart www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

theguardian.comGhost of far-right paramilitaries hovers over Colombia’s presidential runoff voteColombians will choose on Sunday between two men whose lives have been very differently shaped by the militias, and whose visions for the country are poles apart

Brazilians paint streets to celebrate World Cup after deadly police raid: ‘Why not transform this place?’ Artist and former footballer Luan Medeiros organised painting to bring joy to square after 122 people were killed in last October’s police operation www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

theguardian.comBrazilians paint streets to celebrate World Cup after deadly police raid: ‘Why not transform this place?’Artist and former footballer Luan Medeiros organised painting to bring joy to square after 122 people were killed in last October’s police operation

Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave Abelardo de la Espriella, promising an iron-fist approach to crime, leads polls in Colombia’s presidential runoff election www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

theguardian.comColombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent waveAbelardo de la Espriella, promising an iron-fist approach to crime, leads polls in country’s presidential runoff election

Trump admirer’s surprise first-round win is a blow to Colombia’s traditional conservatives Success of far-right presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, suggests some voters are ‘fed up with politics’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

theguardian.comTrump admirer’s surprise first-round win is a blow to Colombia’s traditional conservativesSuccess of far-right presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, suggests some voters are ‘fed up with politics’