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How Trump, Israel and big tech are driving Latin America to the right
James Schneider10/23/2026

The Stars and Stripes, Israeli flags and Trump memorabilia are familiar sights at far-right rallies in Brazil , as they are around the world. Last weekend, though, organisers asked Flavio Bolsonaro’s supporters to “put away” flags from “other countries”. On Sao Paulo's Avenida Paulista, eight lanes of traffic became a sea of Selecao yellow. The 45-year-old son of Brazil's jailed former president, who has been endorsed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, faces 80-year-old incumbent Lula da Silva in Sunday’s presidential runoff.
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