Brazil Court Sets 6 WhatsApp Campaign Tests
Brazil's electoral court approved six tests for when a WhatsApp channel counts as campaign activity. One test can be enough,...
October 16, 2026Section
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Brazil Runoff Poll Ties Lula, Flávio at 50%
A PoderData/Aya poll puts Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied at 50% of valid votes, down from a six-point Flávio lead...
October 16, 2026
Judge Bars Flávio Citizen Title in Salvador
A Bahia judge barred Salvador's city council from giving Flávio Bolsonaro its citizen title at a 17 October rally, citing...
October 16, 2026
Futura Poll Has Flávio 50.8%, Lula 49.2%
Futura/100% Cidades poll released 16 October puts Flávio Bolsonaro at 50.8% and Lula at 49.2% of valid votes, a technical...
October 16, 2026
Brazil Poll Puts Flávio at 50.5%, Lula 49.5%
CNT/MDA poll released 16 October gives Flávio Bolsonaro 50.5% and Lula 49.5% of valid votes, a technical tie nine days...
October 16, 2026
Brazil Enacts End of Six-Day Work Week
Brazil's Congress enacted Amendment 141 on 16 October, ending the six-day work week and cutting the weekly limit from 44...
October 16, 2026
Brazil Child Labor Falls 9.2% to 1.5 Million
Brazil's child labor fell 9.2% in 2025 to 1.499 million children aged 5 to 17, the lowest on record, IBGE...
October 16, 2026
Rio Archaeologist Shot in Leblon Robbery
Rio archaeologist Tânia Andrade Lima, 81, who led the Valongo Wharf dig, was shot in a Leblon robbery on 15...
October 16, 2026
Brazil Destroys 15 Dredges on Madeira River
Brazil's Federal Police and Ibama destroyed 15 dredges on the Madeira River in Rondônia on 15 October in Operation Argos...
October 16, 2026