Politics
Brazil heads to runoff as Lula faces Bolsonaro and US pressure
October 23, 2026 at 03:02 PM
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4 reports · 1 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 5 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
What to know as Brazil prepares for tense presidential run-off
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يواليوم السابع
ترامب يدخل على خط انتخابات البرازيل.. هل يساعد بولسونارو على هزيمة لولا؟
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TGThe Guardian
‘This is a lethal threat’: Indigenous groups fear Bolsonaro’s hold on voters in Brazil’s Amazon towns
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CNCNN
Lula has defined Brazil’s left for decades. Can his movement survive another Bolsonaro?
(opens the publisher’s site)Brazil votes Sunday in a runoff between incumbent Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, who narrowly won the first round amid US pressure and Indigenous fears.
- Brazil holds its runoff Sunday with polls nearly tied after Bolsonaro led the first round with about 47% to Lula's 45%.
- Trump announced rejection of former president Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence, calling the case a "witch hunt."
- Lula said "Brazil doesn't fit in nobody's backyard" at the UN General Assembly, defending sovereignty in his campaign against US tariffs.
- Yanomami leader Júnior Hekurari warned that voting Bolsonaro signs "a death certificate" for Indigenous people, citing reports of miners preparing to return.
- Bolsonaro pledged a militarized approach to crime in partnership with the United States, along with tax cuts and debt limits.