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Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. | Photo Credit: Reuters Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva led a massive rally on Sunday (October 11, 2026) to call for more days off for workers ahead of an election runoff against his right-wing opponent Flavio Bolsonaro. A sea of people massed along Sao Paulo’s Paulista Avenue, which…
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. File. | Photo Credit: AP Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government on Friday (October 9, 2026) announced new fuel tax cuts and extended existing subsidies aimed at lowering fuel prices, just over two weeks before a closely contested presidential runoff. Fuel prices are a particularly sensitive…
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro held a narrowing lead in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday (October 4, 2026), after more than half the votes were counted, with pollster Datafolha projecting that the election would proceed to a second vote. Mr. Flavio, the 45-year-old son of former President Jair Bolsonaro who hopes to return…
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In an unprecedented move last Wednesday (September 23, 2026), Brazilian President Lula da Silva’s campaign asked the country’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) to “investigate the possible U.S. interference in the country’s electoral process”. Lula’s Workers’ Party (PT) also filed a case with the Superior Election Tribunal (TSE) against the far-right presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, seeking…
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Just past midnight on November 22, Brazil’s monitoring system received an alert about tampering on Jair Bolsonaro’s ankle device he had been wearing under the terms of his house-arrest in Brasilia. When the police arrived, they found signs of forced opening of the monitor. Mr. Bolsonaro admitted to using a soldering iron, claiming he had…
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