The week in pictures: Protests across France, wildfires in Indonesia and Brazilian elections

From student protests across France over the weekend and presidential elections in Brazil pitting leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to wildfires in Indonesia, FRANCE 24 looks back at some of...

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The week in pictures: Protests across France, wildfires in Indonesia and Brazilian elections

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