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

France 24 Sunday 25 October 2026, 12:48 UTC By FRANCE 24 1 min read

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In pictures 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 the most striking images from the past week. Advertising Keywords for this article

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