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As Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday for the second round of presidential elections, our correspondents take us to the heart of the country's favelas, where residents live in unsanitary conditions. Over the past 40 years, the area occupied by Brazilian favelas has almost tripled in size. They now cover around 460,000 hectares, compared with 53,700 in 1985.
The expansion of favelas is particularly evident in the cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Manaus and Belém, where these neighbourhoods encroach further into urban space every year, creating both urban and climate challenges. FRANCE 24's Marine Resse, Fanny Lothaire, Mélanie Blondeau and Jan Onoszko report. Brazil’s presidential candidates push to have one another disqualified ahead of run-off Brazil's Lula, Bolsonaro clash in bitter debate ahead of election run-off Lula's party to file complaint against Meta over Brazil election interference Brazil's sprawling favelas require long-term urban planning solutions Concerns mount over artificial intelligence as Silicon Valley sees AI boom Inflation squeezes households as Lebanon's economic crisis persists Truth or Fake## France riots: AI photos falsely depict elderly couple 'stripped and robbed' Truth or Fake## 'I'm alive': Paris street medic isn't dead, despite viral claims he was killed by police France in focus## From fine wine to no alcohol: The changing world of French sommeliers Press Review## 'Shame', 'anger', 'chaos': Papers react to polarising riots in France A propos## France riots: Le Pen 'trying to use these events to push her popularity,' expert says The Debate## Out of control?
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