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Brazil’s Lula and Bolsonaro close campaigns ahead of critical election
Latest polls suggest Lula's lead over Bolsonaro is narrowing, with neither candidate likely to win outright on Sunday.
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Brazil: how every outlet covers the stories
5 stories named Brazil, covered by 6 outlets. Each one is shown beside every other newsroom's version of the same event, with a link to the outlet that filed it.
US and Australia suspend consular services in Brazil ahead of election citing security concerns
U.S. consular services and the Australian embassy have closed in Brazil due to security concerns
How Brazil's two leading presidential candidates are talking about crime
Crime is at the top of voters' concerns in Brazil ahead of Sunday's national elections. Many are calling for tougher measures — part of a broader rightward shift across Latin America.
Lula and Bolsonaro in dead heat as Brazil goes to polls
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Thursday bowed out of the final debate ahead of elections pitting him against leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who also declined to attend. Lula, on the cusp of 81, will face off against the son of ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro in a first-round vote o
The Bolsonaros…they’re back! Brazil heads to the polls – podcast
Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips reports on this Sunday’s historic presidential elections in Brazil, as the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro hopes to take power You would have been forgiven for thinking that when Jair Bolsonaro was convicted in September 2025 of attempting a cou
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