Sao Paulo, Aug 16, 2026 (AFP) - The scandals looming over Brazil's election campaign

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As elections approach in Brazil, separate investigations are looming over the campaigns of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his rival Flavio Bolsonaro, in a country still traumatized by massive corruption scandals of the past. Police are investigating allegations of influence-peddling involving Lula's eldest son, nicknamed "Lulinha." They are also investigating the financing of a film about Bolsonaro's father, former far-right president......

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Cape Town, 13 August 2026- Members of the Namibian government delegation, family members, and community representatives pose for a group photo at the cemetery following the successful exhumation of liberation struggle hero Festus Nehale in Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday, 13 August 2026. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

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CAPE TOWN, 12 August 2026 – A Namibian traditional practitioner performs a spiritual cleansing ritual alongside members of the Namibian delegation in Cape Town. Cultural rites form a pivotal part of the exhumation process to honour the spirits of fallen liberation heroes Simon Petrus Niilenge, Festus Nehale, and their comrades before their repatriation back home. (Photo Contributed: MICT) NAMPA

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