Brazil Targets Prison Cell Phones 12 Days Before Runoff
Brazil published a decree on 13 October creating a national programme to block prison cell phones, 12 days before its...
October 13, 2026Topic
Brazil election 2026
Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro Backs Ending 6X1 Work Week
Flávio Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he will vote to end Brazil's 6x1 work week, reversing months of criticism before a...
October 13, 2026
Brazil ETF Jumps 14% as Flávio Bolsonaro Tops Round One
Brazil's US-listed ETF EWZ rose 14% in the week after round one, the Petrobras ADR 16.9%. What drove it and...
October 11, 2026
Brazil Votes 25 October, Polls Close 4 p.m. Eastern
Brazil's presidential runoff is Sunday 25 October: polls run 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, foreigners cannot vote. Rules, alcohol...
October 10, 2026
Brazil Supreme Court Justice Exposes Death Threats
Supreme Court minister Flávio Dino published a court security report with thousands of threatening messages, 16 days before Brazil’s runoff.
October 9, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro Backs Fracking and Agency Review
Flávio Bolsonaro's plan would merge Ibama, Funai and ICMBio tasks and allow shale-gas fracking. Runoff vs Lula is 25 October;...
October 9, 2026
Why Jailing Bolsonaro’s Brother Now Stinks
The judge he lobbied against just ordered Bolsonaro's brother to prison, 18 days before Brazil votes. Here is why that...
October 9, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro Vows to Join US Security Pact
Flávio Bolsonaro says Brazil would join the US-led Shield of the Americas if he wins the 25 October runoff, a...
October 7, 2026
Morgan Stanley Upgrades Brazil Stocks to Buy
Morgan Stanley moved Brazil to overweight and sees the Ibovespa at 250,000 in a bull case, as foreigners put in...
October 7, 2026