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'Liar,' 'clown' – Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil poll debate

Yesterday 08:51 Feist first debate ahead of run-off turns; Both candidates brand each other as "liars" and threats to democracy.

Brazil's right embraces election betting odds amid polls scepticism

17-10-2026 22:06 Rght-wing figures in Brazil are embracing the Polymarket prediction market's odds as an accurate litmus test of voter intent ahead of next weekend's election run-off.

Flávio Bolsonaro secures four key party endorsements in Brazil race

07-10-2026 22:01 Brazil presidential candidate wins backing of four centre-right parties, bolstering his campaign ahead of a tight run-off.

Argentina chooses its own Brazil

07-10-2026 11:27 President Javier Milei's government and Argentina's opposition have selectively interpreted the results of Brazil’s election to suit their own interests.

by Javier Calvo

Flávio Bolsonaro rides right-wing surge into election run-off

05-10-2026 13:26 Right-winger has promised fiscal austerity in the face of rising public debt, a smaller state, lower taxes and a tougher crackdown on crime.

Bolsonaro pushes Lula to brink of defeat ahead of Brazil run-off

05-10-2026 08:30 Flávio Bolsonaro now overwhelming favourite to win October 25 run-off; Scale of right's success leaves Lula aides concluding vote was broader rejection of veteran leftist's Workers' Party.

The boys from Brazil

03-10-2026 00:17 The importance of tomorrow’s election in Brazil can be overrated or underestimated with equal ease. Yet the apparent deadlock between the two extremes is not immune to several variables, including turnout.

Brazil, Israel, US – three upcoming elections Argentina can't ignore

29-09-2026 18:09 Votes in Brazil, Israel and the United States could reshape the alliances, trade ties and financial relationships underpinning Javier Milei's foreign policy.

by Daniel Vittar

Lula battles for Brazil’s northeast against Flavio Bolsonaro

28-09-2026 11:43 As key election draws near, incumbent scraps for every vote in a part of Brazil he's dominated for decades.

Lula bans sports betting in Brazil, days ahead of crunch election

27-09-2026 17:47 Brazil President bans sports betting sites, the biggest sponsor of the country's football clubs, just days before a nail-biter election.

Lula’s poll lead over Bolsonaro shrinks as Brazil campaign opens

25-08-2026 09:35 President Lula’s advantage over Flávio Bolsonaro narrows to one point in key poll as official campaigning begins.

Lula wages his final campaign as Brazil’s presidential frontrunner

20-08-2026 12:31 Incumbent is broadly considered the favourite to beat right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, whose campaign has been marred by feuds with his stepmother and links to a banker at the centre of a massive financial fraud probe.

Brazil hits new diplomatic lows with United States and Argentina

05-08-2026 18:50 Two months before Brazil's election, diplomatic tensions are flaring between President Lula's administration and Argentina and the United States.

Milei doubles down on calling Brazil's Lula a 'thief'

03-08-2026 19:12 President Javier Milei renews his attacks on Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Brazil recalls ambassador to Argentina over Milei's 'insults'

26-07-2026 14:19 Lula government recalls ambassador in Buenos Aires for talks after Milei backs Flávio Bolsonaro, attacks Brazilian leader during visit to see right-wing ally in São Paulo.

Milei tests his right-wing magic on Flavio Bolsonaro’s shaky campaign in Brazil

25-07-2026 13:05 Javier Milei is flying straight into an uproar in Brazil, seeking to help topple his arch-rival and Latin America’s most prominent leftist.

Trump looms large over Brazil's presidential election

09-06-2026 09:13 Given Trump's track record of throwing his weight behind his Latin American allies, a similar intervention in Brazil appears likely.

OAPs: Old Age Presidents

12-05-2026 14:39 US presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden were both criticised for being too old to serve as heads of government, as has Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil. But India’s Narendra Modi, at the youthful age of 75, is also older and does not face the same questioning. Old age appears to hold a different value, depending on the culture in question. But is old age an obstacle to being a good leader?

by Sabrina Chemen

Trump convenes Latin American leaders to curb crime, immigration

07-03-2026 08:21 Summit at Trump's golf club in Doral, Florida, marks the latest instance of the president moving ahead with his so-called "Donroe Doctrine" of asserting expanded US authority in the Western Hemisphere.

Brazil ratifies EU-Mercosur trade deal

05-03-2026 08:46 Brazil's Senate ratifies deal between the Mercosur bloc and the European Union; European Commission announced last week that it would provisionally implement the mammoth deal.