12 Sep 2022

South America correspondent Katy Watson

From Nine To Noon, 9:50 am on 12 September 2022
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Photo: AFP

As Brazil approaches its elections next month, Jair Bolsonaro faces criticism for his campaign events, and former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the front-runner in the election, campaigns on the protection of the Amazon. Plus the attempted assassination attempt on Argentina’s vice-president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

Katy Watson is a BBC correspondent usually based in Sao Paulo.