AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCulture and Politics: Brazil’s runoff is raising concerns for the country’s film industry, cultural workers and social-justice causes. The race between Flávio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva heads to a second round on October 25, after thousands marched in Rio to defend democracy and education. New Voices: Ana Elisa Santos Silva, a 21-year-old influencer and law student, won a seat in Congress for Minas Gerais, becoming Brazil’s youngest federal deputy. Her online work has focused on education, racism, feminism and workers’ rights. Art History: An exhibition is bringing painter Paulo Pedro Leal back into view. His vivid scenes of violence, religious life and public spectacle draw on newspaper stories and challenge his relative absence from accounts of Brazilian modern art. Amazon Communities: Solar power is helping remote Amazon communities reduce reliance on diesel as they prepare for drought risks linked to El Niño.
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