All Rio Times Stories on Brazil’s 2026 Election
The Rio Times has covered Brazil’s 2026 election story by story, from Portuguese-language primary sources and often within minutes. This index lists every story by topic, newest first, and is updated automatically with each new report.
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Polls and Forecasts (54)
- Brazil Runoff Poll Shows Race Tightening
- Brazil Runoff Odds Fall Below 80% for Flávio
- Quaest Poll Puts Flávio at 46%, Lula at 44%
- Brazil Stocks Drop 1.04% as Poll Shows a Tie | Brazil Market Report, Oct 13
- Brazil Poll Gives Flávio 51.8% Over Lula
- Brazil Poll Puts Flávio on 52.7% as Lula Trails on TV
- Brazil Poll Gives Flávio Bolsonaro 52.8%, Lula 47.2%
- Brazil Votes 25 October, Polls Close 4 p.m. Eastern
- Brazil Runoff Poll Gives Bolsonaro Son 52%, Lula 48%
- Brazil Pollsters Face Inquiry Push After 4 October Miss
- Brazil’s First Runoff Polls Arrive on 8 October
- Brazilian in ICE Costume at Miami Polls Faces 5 Charges
- Brazil’s Final Polls Show Lula 45%, Flávio 42%
- Brazil Datafolha Polls Show Tight Senate Races
- Brazil Election 2026 Runoff: How 25 October Works, What the Polls Show, and What a Second Round Changes
- Rondônia Poll Points to Runoff, Rogério Leads at 42%
- Ceará Poll Gives Elmano 49% and Ciro Gomes 47.6%
- Amazon Drought: Brazil's Election Court Lines Up Backup Polling Sites Before Sunday
- Brazil Poll: 31.5% of Voters May Switch Their Presidential Vote Before Sunday
- Brazil Election 2026: Lula Leads First Round, Runoff a Dead Heat in Final AtlasIntel Poll
- Rio Grande do Sul Poll Puts Flávio Bolsonaro Three Points Ahead of Lula
- Brazil Polls Put Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Level Nationally but Split the Southeast
- Datafolha Poll Shows Lula Leading Flávio Bolsonaro 40 to 36 as the Runoff Stays a Two-Point Tie
- Brazil Runoff Poll Puts Flávio Bolsonaro One Point Ahead of Lula
- Brazil Election Odds: Kalshi and Polymarket Back Flávio
- Musk Reacts to Flávio Bolsonaro's Odds on a Betting Site Brazil Has Banned
- Brazil Election Poll: Veritá Shows Flávio Bolsonaro Leading Lula in Both Rounds
- Datafolha Finds a Technical Tie in Both Rounds as Welfare Reaches Court
- Datafolha Poll Shows Brazil's Presidential Race Tied Weeks Before the Vote
- Brazil presidential polls diverge sharply 17 days before the vote
- Brazil Election Polls Now Disagree by Nine Points on the Same Race
- São Paulo Governor Race 2026: Tarcísio vs Haddad — Polls, Issues and Stakes
- Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Are Tied in Brazil’s Polls With Three Weeks to the First Round
- Brazil Poll: Flávio Bolsonaro Widens Runoff Lead Over Lula to 47–45
- Augusto Cury, Brazil's Surprise Candidate: Polls and Wealth
- Lula's Fourth-Term Bid Stalls as Flávio Bolsonaro Hits 45% in PoderData Poll
- Flávio Bolsonaro Tops Lula with 45% in PoderData Poll as Brazil 2026 Election Race Tightens
- Brazil Poll: Lula Leads First Round but Run-Off With Flávio Bolsonaro Is Deadlocked
- Brazil Election Polls Tighten, Augusto Cury Surges and Markets Cheer
- Brazil Election Polls Converge: Lula Leads, the Runoff Is a Coin Flip
- Brazil Poll: Flávio Bolsonaro Closes on Lula and Edges Ahead in Run-Off
- Brazil Presidential Poll: Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro in Statistical Tie
- Brazil Election Polls: Big Leads in Brasília and São Paulo
- BTG/Nexus Poll: Lula Leads Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil's 2026 Election Runoff
- São Paulo Governor Poll Shows Tarcísio Ahead
- Lula 39%, Flávio Bolsonaro 33% — Brazil’s Race in the July Polls
- Flávio Bolsonaro Pulls Ahead of Lula in October Election Polls
- Brazil Election 2026: Datafolha Shows Flávio Bolsonaro Leading Lula
- Brazil Election 2026 Dates: Runoff 25 October, Latest Polls
- Brazil Election Polls 2026, Lula vs Flávio Runoff
- Brazil Election Poll Shows Flávio Ahead of Lula
- Bolsonaro's Son Ties Lula in Brazil's Latest Poll
- Flávio Bolsonaro Catches Lula in Brazil 2026 Poll
- Bolsonaro Leads Lula in 2026 Polls Despite Ineligibility and Legal Woes
Courts, TSE and the Law (58)
- Brazil Orders Police Probe of Lula Ally
- Brazil Rival Asks Court to Void Lula Ticket
- Brazil Judge Halts 4-3 Vote on Lula Video
- Bolsonaro's Son Urges Purge of Top Judge
- Brazil Court Clears Vorcaro Ads 12 Days Out
- Brazil Court Halts 30,000 Union Newspapers
- Brazil Court Orders Pro-Lula AI Video Pulled
- Brazil's Meta Ruling and What Comes Next Before the Runoff
- Who Is Brazil's Election Court Chief Kássio Nunes Marques
- Brazil's Flávio Asks Court to Pull Welfare Site Sunday
- Flávio Bolsonaro Seeks Probe of Police Chief on Sunday
- Lula Rejects Court 'Interference' 14 Days Before Vote
- Brazil Judge Suspends Lula Ad 15 Days Before Runoff
- Brazil Police Name 2 Over Threats to Pro-Lula Students
- Brazil Court Delays Fate of 2.9 Million Dallagnol Votes
- Brazil Court Hands Rio to Bolsonaro's Party in 5-2 Vote
- Brazil's Bolsonaro Son Eyes 308 Votes to Curb Top Court
- Brazil’s Lula Blames Supreme Court on 5 October
- Brazil Heads to 7 Governor Runoffs as Rio Awaits Court
- Brazil Police Take 194 to Station Over Election Crimes
- Brazil Police Probe Possible US Election Interference
- Brazil Prosecutors Seek Meta Block on Fake Ballot Video
- Lula Campaign Asks Court to Probe US Consular Pause
- Brazil Judge Warns Voters of Election Disinformation
- Dallagnol Keeps Senate Bid as TSE Chief Halts Ban
- Brazil Vote-Buying Bust: Police Arrest 22 in Roraima Ring Paying Voters US$77 Each
- Brazil Judge Strips Garotinho Votes in Rio Race
- TSE Voids Garotinho Votes Before Rio Governor Vote
- Brazil Police Probe Loan for Flávio Bolsonaro Mansion
- Brazil Seeks Probe of US$1M US Grant Against Top Court
- US Earmarks US$1m for Brazil Supreme Court Project
- Bolsonaro Asks Supreme Court to Suspend Coup Sentence
- Kidnapped Presidentialism: Brazil's Lula Proposes 10- to 12-Year Supreme Court Terms
- Fake Aparecida Posts Reach Brazil's Full Electoral Court as Mendonça Votes to Keep Ban
- Brazil Election Rules: Voter Arrest Ban to 6 October, 90% of Machines Ready
- Nikolas Ferreira: Lula Campaign Asks Electoral Court to Remove 2 Posts
- Brazil Betting Ban: Government Sues 17 Operators for US$193m as Top Clubs Snub Talks
- Lula-Alckmin Ticket Faces Flávio Bolsonaro Suit at Brazil's Electoral Court
- Brazil's Justice Fux Revives Ban on False Aparecida Posts Days Before the Vote
- Brazil Election Court Lets Candidates Use Convicted Bolsonaro’s Photo
- Brazil's Top Court Finds Hidden AI Commands Inside a Legal Appeal
- Brazil Election Interference Claim Reaches Two Top Courts
- Brazil Election 2026: Court Suspends Deltan Dallagnol's Senate Campaign
- Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Clears Welfare Rise Before Vote
- Police Seize Seven Weapons in Raid Targeting Deputy Mario Frias
- Brazil: Bolsonaro Son Calls Judge a 'Rotten Orange'
- Brazil Electoral Court Decides If Bolsonaro AI Video Is a Banned Deepfake
- Renan Santos Profiles Go Dark as Brazil Court Ban Bites and Pension Is Blocked
- Brazil's Election Moves Into the Courts as Lula Targets Flavio Bolsonaro
- Brazil: TSE and Google Launch Deepfake Detection Shield for 2026 Candidates
- Brazil’s TSE Brings OpenAI, Anthropic and ElevenLabs Into 2026 Election Disinformation Pact
- AI Deepfakes Are Already Flooding Brazil's Election Courts
- Brazil Court Suspends Law That Would Cut Bolsonaro Sentence
- Brazil Election Court Poised to Remove Roraima Governor
- Bolsonaro's Son Faces Verdict for Urging US Sanctions on Judges
- Bolsonaro Surgery Awaits STF Approval for Humanitarian Arrest
- Brazil Court Blocks Trump Envoy From Visiting Bolsonaro in Jail
- Judge Who Annulled Lula’s Convictions to Lead Supreme Court During 2026 Election Year
Voting, Results and Rules (15)
- Punishment for Not Voting in Brazil and How to Fix It
- Flávio Led 15 States, Lula 12 in Brazil's First Round
- Brazil Candidate Zema Took Phone Into Voting Booth
- Brazil Election Results Put Lula and Flávio in Runoff
- Brazil Voting Day Sees Long Queues, 1,544 Machine Swaps
- Flávio Takes Japan, Lula Berlin in Brazil Vote Abroad
- Brazil Election Results Start 17:00 Brasília Time
- Brazil Prison Vote Lets Jailed Banker Daniel Vorcaro Cast a Ballot
- Lula Campaign Ads: Meta Blocked Brazil Leader's Ad Account, Says It Is Back
- Brazil's Voting Machines Keep No Paper Trail - Can Voters Still Trust Them in 2026?
- Brazil's Election Rules Just Stripped Lula of Incumbency
- Peru 2026 Election Results: Fujimori Wins - What Comes Next
- Brazil Election A.I. Rules Tighten but Leave Key Gaps
- Brazil’s 2026 Senate Election: Why It Matters for the Country’s Future
- Cape Verde plans to debut electronic voting in 2026 elections
Markets and the Economy (19)
- Bolsa Família Adjustment Next Steps After Lula’s Remark
- Bolsa Família History and Election Impact Explained
- Brazil Keeps Tariff Retaliation on the Table
- Lula Bolsa Família Remark Lands 10 Days Out
- What Brazil's Runoff Means for US Investors
- Brazil Zeroes Gasoline Taxes for 30 Days Before Runoff
- Brazil’s Dollar Falls 4.6% as Real Rallies After Vote
- Brazil Stocks Jump 7.7% to Record 206,912 After Vote
- Brazil Stocks Enter Runoff Week After 2.6% Gain | Morning Call, Oct 5
- Brazil Runoff Set; Ibovespa Entered Vote at 192,115
- What Brazil’s Election Means for US Investors
- Brazil Stocks Jump 2.6% on Vote Eve | Brazil Market Report, Oct 2
- Brazilian Real Bets Rise to 60,538 Before the Vote
- Brazil Ibovespa Closes 1.4% Higher at 186,340 as Banks Lead and the Real Firms
- Brazil Election Risk: Stocks and the Real Recover Five Days Before the Vote
- Brazil Election: Flávio Bolsonaro Economic Team Gets a Pro-Market Reinforcement
- São Paulo Governor Debate: Tarcísio and Haddad Clash on Crime and Economy
- Morgan Stanley Bets on Brazil Stocks Before the 2026 Election
- Brazil’s Right Splinters as Tariffs and Political Uncertainty Shape 2026 Race
Candidates and Campaign (98)
- Lula Rejects US Terror Label on Brazil Gangs
- Lula Backs Criminal Age Cut to 16
- Lula Campaign Says Meta AI Favours Rival
- Milei Calls Lula a Dictator in Washington
- Lula's Public Security Ministry Pledge and the Runoff
- Who Leads Brazil's Runoff 11 Days Out
- Meta Denies Bias Against Lula in Brazil Race
- Lula vs Flávio: Where They Stand on 7 Issues
- Brazil Runoff Debates: Dates, Channels and Who Shows Up
- Flávio Skips Band Debate as Lula Confirms
- Lula Offers Small-Business Debt Relief Before Runoff
- Brazil's Exército do Lula Case Tests Meta's Election Pledge
- Brazil Finds No Fake News in Lula Channel
- Brazil 8 Audios Threaten Indigenous Land If Flávio Wins
- Brazil Gives Flávio 24 Hours to Pull Fake Drug Video
- Brazil's Flávio Ad Airs Silent 13 Days Before Runoff
- Flávio Bolsonaro Texts Hint at Vorcaro Visit
- Flávio Bolsonaro Denies Bank Link 14 Days Before Runoff
- Brazil Elects 3 Candidates Flagged for Crime Links
- Brazil ETF Jumps 14% as Flávio Bolsonaro Tops Round One
- Lula Campaign Accuses Meta of Bias 15 Days Before Vote
- Brazil Orders 2 US Firms to Shut Pro-Flávio Crypto Site
- Brazil Asks US to Trace US$12M in Bolsonaro Film Money
- Milei Calls Lula a Thief Ahead of Brazil Vote
- Flávio Bolsonaro Vows to Join US Security Pact
- Brazil Senate Opens Debate on Ending 6-Day Work Week
- Trump Calls Flávio Bolsonaro’s 47% Vote a Big Victory
- Brazil Justice Said to Eye Bolsonaro Case After 25 Oct
- Brazil's Caiado, Zema Back Flávio for 25 October Runoff
- Brazil’s Flávio Camp Weighs Skipping 11 October Debate
- Brazil’s Centrão Tilts to Flávio After 4 October Vote
- Bolsonaro's Party Wins 15 of Rio's 46 Seats in Congress
- Brazil's 4 Defeated Candidates Endorse No One in Runoff
- Brazil Runoff: Flávio Hails 'End of PT Era', Lula Regroups
- Argentina's Milei Cheers Flávio's Brazil Election Lead
- Brazil's Bolsonaro Party Wins 121 Seats in Lower House
- Bolsonaro's Liberal Party Leads 19 of 54 Senate Seats
- Lula Warns of a “Gang Leader” on Eve of Brazil's Vote
- Who Holds Power in Brazil? Lula, Congress and the Runoff
- Brazil Election Explained After Flávio and Lula Advance
- Brazil Justice Clears Abortion Ad Against Moro
- Brazil's Lula Calls Flávio Bolsonaro a ‘Mongrel’
- Brazil's Globo Debate Cancelled After Lula Boycott
- Brazil Election: Lula Confirms He Will Skip Globo's Final Debate
- Bolsonaro Departure: Four Unseen Photos of His 2022 Exit From Brazil Appear in a Memoir
- Globo Debate: Lula Leans Toward Skipping Brazil's Last TV Clash Before the Vote
- Brazil: Fake Flávio Bolsonaro 'Patroness' Claim Nears 1 Million Posts
- Who Is Lula? Age, Terms and Fourth-Term Bid
- Who Is Flávio Bolsonaro, Lula’s Runoff Rival?
- Lula Extends Brazil's Diesel Subsidy Eight Days Before the Election
- Who Is Júlia Zanatta? Brazil’s PL Congresswoman and Her Campaign
- Michelle Bolsonaro: Age, Senate Win and Family
- Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro Proposes US$579 Billion SOS Brasil Debt Fund
- Lula to Warn Trump at UN: Do Not Interfere in Brazil Vote
- Brazil's Lula Launches Federal Anti-Crime Pilot in Rio de Janeiro
- Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Head Into Brazil's Tied 2026 Presidential Vote
- Brazil's First Presidential Debate Is Off as Both Front-Runners Stay Silent
- Brazil Election Candidates 2026: Lula vs Flávio Bolsonaro
- Flávio Bolsonaro Campaign Leads Last-Ditch Senate Fight to Stop 6×1 Workweek End
- Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro Names Health Minister and Pledges Amnesty in Globo Interview
- Lula's Lead Over Flávio Bolsonaro Has Halved in Five Weeks
- Brazil 2026 Election Campaign Kicks Off with Lula, Bolsonaro
- Brazil’s Lula Nominated for Re-election, Alckmin Back as VP
- Brazil’s Lula Locks Pre-Candidacy Allies in 25 States for 2026
- Brazil’s 2026 Race Opens With Attack on Haddad’s Itaipu Role
- Brazil's Divided Right Struggles to Unite Against Lula for 2026
- Brazil's Right Embraces Lula's Welfare Playbook for 2026
- BBVA Recommends Shorting Colombia's Peso Ahead of 2026 Election
- Colombia 2026 Election: Cepeda Leads at 44%, De la Espriella at 22%, Valencia Surging Late
- Bolsonaro Hospitalized for Three-Hour Shoulder Surgery in Brasília
- Congress Overrides Lula Veto, Cuts Bolsonaro Sentence to 22 Years
- Flávio Bolsonaro Vows to End Amazon Soy Deforestation Moratorium
- Bolsonaro's Detention Returns to Virtual Plenary; Election Looms
- Lula 2026: Approval Crisis, Election Race, Brazil's Balancing Act
- Brazil 2026 Election: Lula Leads but Flávio Reaches Statistical Tie
- Bolsonaro Remains in ICU as Inflammation Rises
- Scandals Close In on Brazil's Election Campaign
- Bolsonaro Denied House Arrest After 144 Medical Visits
- Why Agribusiness Won't Back Flávio Bolsonaro Yet
- Brazil's Political Situation in 2026: Lula, the Opposition, and the Election Ahead
More Election Coverage (46)
- Brazil's Rio Seeks Federal Troops for Runoff
- Brazil Orders Meta AI to Treat Rivals Alike
- Brazil Senate Delays Security Amendment Vote
- Brazil Lawmakers Back Small-Firm Debt Relief
- Brazil Probes Meta and X Election Takedowns
- Brazil Holds Six Governor Runoffs 25 October
- Brazil Senate Panel Votes on Gang Crackdown
- Brazil's Rio Confirms Ruas as Governor With 50.88%
- Brazil Runoff Day on 25 October for Foreign Visitors
- Brazil Senate Sets 14 October Vote on 6-Day Work Week
- Brazil's Rio May Skip 25 October Governor Runoff
- Brazil's Right Wins 276 of 513 Chamber Seats
- Renan Calheiros Loses Brazil Senate Seat Held Since 1995
- Brazil's Governors Map: 20 Won Outright, Seven Runoffs
- What Brazil’s 25 October Runoff Means for Expats
- Brazil Abstention 21.08%, First-Round High Since 1998
- Tarcísio 62.7% in São Paulo, Rio Likely Runoff
- Brazil's PF Takes 129 to Stations on Election Day
- Brazil Election Draws World Attention, With Trump Watching Closely
- Ricardo Salles Senate Exit Made Official in Brazil
- US Consulates in Brazil Halt Services Before the Vote
- Brazil: PF Messages Show TV Star Luciano Huck Was Friend and Adviser of Jailed Banker Vorcaro
- Brazil Election 2026: Renan Santos Says XP Chief Should Be Jailed
- Brazil's Election Two Weeks Out: What Expats Need to Know
- Brazil's Spy Agency Flags 'Critical' US Pressure Before October Vote
- Brazil Raises Its Main Welfare Payment 17 Days Before a Presidential Vote
- Brazil: Zema Savings Plan Would Give Every Newborn a Deposit
- Brazil: 46% More Worried About Election Outcome Than in 2022
- Brazil Elections 2026 Mobilise 158.7 Million Voters Across Two October Rounds
- Brazil Election Security: Federal Forces Approved for Five States
- Brazil Election Security Adds Abin and the Armed Forces
- Zambia Arrests 11 Opposition Figures on 2026 Election Night
- X Changes Brazil Election Algorithm, and the US Calls It Censorship
- Brazil’s Armed Forces to Secure 2026 Election in 7 States
- Brazil's Presidential Field Goes Official in São Paulo This Month
- Why Trump Has Become a Central Force in Brazil Election
- Brazil Presidential Hopeful Zema Proposes Selling Every State Firm
- Brazil Election Update: Caiado In, Leite Out, and the Center Has Vanished
- Two Governors Shake Up the Brazil 2026 Election
- Brazil Foreign Policy on Iran Splits 2026 Election
- Iván Cepeda’s Primary Win For the Left And What It Signals For Colombia’s 2026 Race
- Why the 2026 Election Matters So Much to Brazil: Being America's Friend or China's Peasant
- Peru Sets 2026 Election Date Amid Security Crisis and Record Disapproval
- Pablo Marçal Emerges as a National Figure, Splitting the Right for 2026 Election
- São Paulo's Governor Tarcísio de Freitas Opts Out of 2026 Presidential Race
- União Brasil and PSD Strategize for 2026 Election Impact