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Brazil Elections: Flavio promises to release his father; Lula warns of the family's return to power

With massive political acts, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro speed up their campaigns to win the Brazilian presidency. The ultra-right-wing Bolsonaro, who obtained about 2.2 million votes more than his rival in the first round, stressed that, during his term, his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, will be released immediately. On the other side, the president and left-wing candidate, Lula da Silva, warned the public that the return of the Bolsonaro family to power will lead to great setbacks for the poorest.

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It is not just the Presidency: the right is consolidated in the Congress of Brazil and power Bolsonaro

The Liberal Party, a platform for the presidential candidacy of Flávio Bolsonaro, won 121 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and went from 15 to 28 seats in the Senate, resulting in the largest single party representation in both chambers in almost 40 years. With the support of other forces of conservative tendency, Bolsonaro would thus guarantee a comfortable governance, if elected president, and could even pursue the promised amnesty to his father.

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The Brazilian stock market applauds Bolsonaro's advantage in the first presidential round

The iBovespa stock market index, the most important in the São Paulo stock market, started the day with a strenuous rise of almost 9% and reached a historical peak, while the Brazilian real earns 4.5% against the dollar in the middle of the day, until it is slightly above the 5 reales per dollar. The good outcome of Sunday's Flávio Bolsonaro was accompanied by the progress of his allies in Congress, which would make it easier for him to promote a pro-market agenda if he achieved the presidency.

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Report from Rio de Janeiro: The Bolsonaro Liberal Party is strengthened in the Senate

The legislative elections in Brazil left a key result for the country's political future: the Liberal Party (PL), a formation linked to the former Jair Bolsonaro and which nominated Flávio Bolsonaro for the presidency, significantly expanded his presence in the Senate. The bench will go from 15 to 28 seats, consolidating itself as the greatest political force, which will be key in approving to deny the next president's projects. From Rio de Janeiro, our correspondent Valeria Saccone gives us more details.

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Who's Lula da Silva? Its beginnings, controversy and political trajectory

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seeks re-election in one of the most difficult elections in recent years. Born in a humble family, he worked as a mechanical tornado before becoming an influential union leader during the military dictatorship. After several attempts, he arrived in the Presidency in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006. Convicted for corruption in 2017, he spent 580 days in prison, although the sentences were annulled in 2021. Lula returned to politics, defeated Jair Bolsonaro in 2022 and returned to power. Now he's looking for a new mandate in what might be his last big electoral challenge.

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What is the picture in Brazil before the first presidential round?

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro are facing the next 4 October in a close election by the Brazilian Presidency. Disinformation, lack of debate and polarization have marked the campaigns of the candidates. We analyze how the country reaches the first round with Paulo Velasco, Professor of International Policy of the UERJ.

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How is the political vote divided in Brazil prior to the first presidential round?

As in all elections, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro seek to conquer the religious sectors of Brazil to strengthen their chances of reaching the presidency. In these elections, Catholics and evangelics are divided between the two candidates as a result of the disinformation and benefits that the churches have received during the Lula Administration. We analyzed the panorama of religious voters with our Guest of the day, Leandro Gabiati, doctor in Political Science and director of Dominium consulting.

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The Bolsonaro Power Race turns in southern Brazil

Flavio is not the only one campaigning in the shadow of his father in the Bolsonaro family. The eldest son, currently in a conflict with President Lula da Silva for the Brazilian Presidency, is joined by his brothers Carlos and Renan, candidates for the Senate and the Federal Chamber of Deputies, respectively, for Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. In this territory loyal to the ultra-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, his mere name seems to be enough to win.