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Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro draw thousands to election-eve rallies
The pivotal run-off will determine whether Brazilians stick with their left-wing leader or shift towards the right.
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Train slams into crane that collapsed onto railway line in Brazil
Video shows the moment a train collided with a crane that had fallen onto railway tracks in Brazil.
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Brazil’s Lula and Bolsonaro about even ahead of election run-off: Poll
The race between Brazil's president and the right-wing senator has tightened in recent days.
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Do abstaining voters hold the key to Brazil’s 2026 presidential election?
Some 21 percent of Brazilian adults did not cast a ballot in the first round of voting. Will they affect the run-off?
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Brazil’s Lula and Bolsonaro debate policy proposals before run-off
Polls indicate Brazil's presidential candidates are neck and neck before Sunday's voting.
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In Brazil’s elections, big techs’ transparency and cooperation policies translate as governance washing, according to this expert
“Under normal conditions, this is already serious enough, because the platform rules over the information flow in a society, but when you apply it to an electoral dispute, it's even more serious.”
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How Brazil's changing working class is reshaping the presidential race
Calls for change present a challenge to President Lula in the second round of the election on Sunday.
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Brazil’s right has already changed the balance of power
Bolsonaro’s party has strengthened its position in Congress, posing a formidable challenge to another Lula presidency.
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What to know as Brazil prepares for tense presidential run-off
Polls show leftist incumbent Lula closing gap on right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of second round of voting.
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Brazil's tense presidential run-off campaign feels like a psychological thriller
Insults traded on social media and a combative debate have intensified the pressure ahead of a fiercely contested presidential run-off on Sunday, with only a few points separating leftist pro-union President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and far-right challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former president and Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro.
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🇧🇷 Brazil: Why should you care about the country's elections?
🗳️ On October 25, a runoff election in #Brazil could change the political landscape of #LatinAmerica. In the first round, #FlavioBolsonaro, son of ex-president Jair #Bolsonaro, beat incumbent President Luiz Inacio #Lula da Silva by a little over two million votes. 👉 But why should you care about who will win this second round? Our journalist Vitoria Barreto explains.
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Back to the Bolsonaros? Brazil presidential run-off goes down to the wire
Brazil's future within the margin of error ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff: most of the latest polls put the far-right's Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva... a lead that's narrowed after last weekend's acrimomious debate.
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Lula says rival should be disqualified over alleged Meta interference ahead of Brazil vote
The Brazilian president accuses the tech firm of favouring Flávio Bolsonaro, which it denies.
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Brazil's sprawling favelas require long-term urban planning solutions
As Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday for the second round of presidential elections, our correspondents take us to the heart of the country's favelas, where residents live in unsanitary conditions. Over the past 40 years, the area occupied by Brazilian favelas has almost tripled in size. They now cover around 460,000 hectares, compared with 53,700 in 1985.
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What telecoms leave behind when they exit a country
“While the network will continue to provide service to users, the transparency practices and internal procedures and protocols for data safeguards may change after a sale.”
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Brazil’s president appeals to undecided voters ahead of run-off
Brazil’s two presidential candidates Lula and Bolsonaro are trying to win over the 30 million voters.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro challenges Lula to expand release of personal records
Right-wing presidential candidate says he will release personal records if his opponent Lula meets his conditions.
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Why social media has become an election issue in Brazil’s presidential race
Critics have accused the tech giant Meta of censoring the political campaign of President Lula and favouring Bolsonaro.
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Some Brazilians long associated with the left now shift towards Flavio Bolsonaro
In the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections, Flavio Bolsonaro got the most votes in 15 electoral districts in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, compared with 9 for Lula. This part of the city, long associated with the left and the social policies of Lula’s Workers’ Party, is now shifting towards former president Jair Bolsonaro’s son.
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Lula, Bolsonaro seek to disqualify each other ahead of Brazil runoff
Messaging service WhatsApp and parent company Meta are embroiled in legal attacks by Brazil's presidential candidates.