Brazil Election Explained After Flávio and Lula Advance
Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula 47.08% to 45.11% with 99.79% counted, and a runoff is set for 25 October. What it...
October 3, 2026Topic
Flavio Bolsonaro
Brazil’s Lula Calls Flávio Bolsonaro a ‘Mongrel’
Lula called Flávio Bolsonaro a ‘mongrel’ on a podcast on 1 October, as Argentina’s Milei backed his ‘friend’ Flávio before...
October 2, 2026
Brazil’s Globo Debate Cancelled After Lula Boycott
Globo cancelled Brazil's last pre-election debate after court rulings, Lula's no-show and Flávio Bolsonaro's walkout. What it means for Sunday's...
October 2, 2026
Brazil Election 2026: Lula Leads First Round, Runoff a Dead Heat in Final AtlasIntel Poll
AtlasIntel's final pre-election poll puts Lula on 46.2% of valid votes against Flávio Bolsonaro's 43.1%, with a runoff deadlocked at...
September 29, 2026
Rio Grande do Sul Poll Puts Flávio Bolsonaro Three Points Ahead of Lula
A Rio Grande do Sul poll taken from 24 to 28 September gives Flávio Bolsonaro 44 percent and Lula 41...
September 29, 2026
Days Before Brazil Votes, a Patron-Saint Row Pulls In Bishops and Judges
An Our Lady of Aparecida story reported as false has pulled Brazil's bishops, judges and the Bolsonaro campaign into a...
September 28, 2026
Financial Times Likens Brazil’s Bolsonaros to the Trumps as the Vote Nears
The Financial Times Bolsonaro cover story calls the family a clan as radical as it is dysfunctional and likens it...
September 28, 2026
Two New Brazil Polls Put Lula Five Points Ahead but Leave the Runoff Tied
The last Brazil election poll round before the vote: BTG/Nexus and Quaest both put Lula five points ahead of Flávio...
September 28, 2026
Brazil: Fake Flávio Bolsonaro ‘Patroness’ Claim Nears 1 Million Posts
A fake claim that Flávio Bolsonaro would strip Brazil's patron saint of her title hit nearly 1 million posts; he...
September 27, 2026