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, 2026Section
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Who Is Axel Kicillof? Argentina’s Peronist Challenger
Who is Axel Kicillof? The Buenos Aires governor, an economist turned Peronist rival to Kirchner, is a likely 2027 challenger....
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
Cuba Power Outages After Santa Cruz Fire: What Next
Cuba's grid faces more outages after the Santa Cruz del Norte fire. Here is what to watch next and what...
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
Rodrigo Paz Pereira Profile: The Bolivian Facing Kast
Rodrigo Paz Pereira profile: Bolivia's president, his path from Tarija mayor to power and how he approaches Chile as Kast...
October 16, 2026
Buba López Career: Honduras Goalkeeper Profile
Profile of Honduras goalkeeper Buba López: Real España debut, the 2021 Nations League award, his LAFC spell and where he...
October 16, 2026
Jet Set Case Restart: What Happens Next After the Ruling
The Jet Set case restart begins with a lottery for a collegiate tribunal, and no hearing date is set after...
October 16, 2026