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Brazil's Election Just Got Too Close to Call: What's Behind Lula's Shrinking Lead

Lula's lead over Flávio Bolsonaro is narrowing ahead of Brazil's October vote, as U.S. tariffs, Javier Milei and a slowing economy reshape the race.

Latin Times · Sep 4

Supreme Court corruption scandal rocks Brazil

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 3: There's outrage in Malta after a tycoon was found not guilty of masterminding the murder of high-profile investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. In Brazil, a Supreme Court justice who was pivotal in sentencing former President Jair Bolsonaro to prison is implicated in a corruption…

France 24 · Sep 3

Echoes of cold war as US accused of meddling in another Brazilian election

Claims that Trump and Rubio are trying to influence result have parallels with CIA intervention 64 years ago

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1

Adviser to far-right Latin American leaders arrested for allegedly plotting to kill girlfriend

Fernando Cerimedo, 42, arrested on suspicion of ordering shooting of Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19

Lula and Bolsonaro's Son Open Campaigns as Trump's Tariffs Loom Over the Vote

Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro launch campaigns as U.S. tariffs, a visa fight, and foreign endorsements shape a razor-close October election

Latin Times · Aug 18

Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way

President, 80, vows to keep far-right from power as Flávio Bolsonaro tells supporters he will ‘fight this system’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16

Jaded voters, same old choices: Brazil kicks off election campaign

RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - Brazil's leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro kick off their election campaigns on Sunday in a race that has many voters feeling a weary sense of deja vu.

Bangkok Post · Aug 16

‘He had magnetism’: Lula returns to site of political origins to launch fourth-term campaign

Brazil’s president was union chief who led metalworkers’ strikes of 1979-80 that paved the way for return of democracy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15

Between eVisas and New Tariffs, the Brazil-U.S. Travel Corridor Just Got More Complicated

Brazil's eVisa, U.S. waits up to 2.5 months and a new 25% tariff are reshaping Brazil-U.S. travel. Here's what changed and why.

Latin Times · Aug 15

Lula vs. Bolsonaro: Why Much of the Real Campaign Is Happening in Washington

Tariffs and sanctions tangled Washington in Brazil's Oct. 4 vote — polling suggests the pressure campaign may be lifting the candidate it targeted.

Latin Times · Aug 15