Yerevan, Oct 23, 2026 (AFP) - Latin America's right-wing swing looms large over nature summit

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Brazil's presidential election is looming large over the UN's COP17 nature summit in Armenia as a wave of right-wing victories in Latin America has raised concerns over the fate of environmental progress in the biodiverse region. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a leftist who has vowed to protect the Amazon, is facing off with conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a runoff vote on Sunday. "We hope that Brazil is still on the righ......

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