# Brazil’s election and the battle for the Amazon – podcast

https://mins.news/en/item/112017

- The Guardian, 2026-10-23 02:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/oct/23/brazil-election-battle-for-amazon-podcast

> Ahead of Brazil’s presidential runoff on Sunday, correspondent Tom Phillips visits Roraima, where voters, preachers and politicians weigh the stakes for the Amazon and its communities. The region strongly backed far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round; mining supporters hope he will revive mining, while Indigenous activists vow to resist.

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