In October 2022, Brazilians will elect a new president – either the current far-right, populist, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro or a challenging contestant, one of whom is the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, from the left-leaning Workers’ Party.
The outcome of this election will be felt beyond Brazil’s borders. Domestically, it will be a battle between climate change deniers and climate activists. It may determine the future of the largest and most biodiverse forest in the world – the Amazon rainforest.
