What is AfD? Alternative for Germany, AfD, is a right-wing extremist party in Germany, founded in 2013 in response to the European Union's handling of the Eurozone financial crisis.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known popularly as “Lula,” 77, recently won Brazil’s closely watched presidential election over President Jair Bolsonaro, 67, a right-wing populist and deeply polarizing figure in Latin America’s largest country.