Brazil's Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded barbs in their first face-to-face presidential debate on
October 18, 2026Meta employees acknowledged in internal communications that the Instagram accounts of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were hindered by restrictions during
October 16, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he supports lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Brazil to 16 from 18 years for heinous
October 16, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he will send Congress a constitutional amendment guaranteeing free weekend public transport nationwide, the
October 15, 2026Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has secured the new backing of multiple parties ahead of an election runoff later this month,
October 15, 2026Brazil's Senate on Wednesday approved a constitutional amendment to reduce the country's workweek from six days to five, providing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a
October 15, 2026Brazil’s Senate has approved a constitutional amendment to reduce the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours without cutting salaries
October 15, 2026Brazilian voters abroad mirror the deep polarization shaping politics in their home country.
October 12, 2026Brazil's Finance Minister Dario Durigan on Thursday dismissed market enthusiasm over the prospect of a Flavio Bolsonaro presidency as a "cheap, hollow illusion," after
October 09, 2026Brazil's next Congress is likely to pose a greater obstacle to legislation to protect the environment after elections this month, according to a
October 09, 2026Brazil's tight presidential election has some investors, executives and climate-focused businesses worried that a government
October 08, 2026Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro are both focused on persuading the undecided voters ahead of the Oct. 25 presidential election
October 07, 2026Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's remarks about the South American country's election underscored what he called
October 06, 2026Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will spend Monday trying to shake up his campaign after losing the first round of national elections to Flávio Bolsonaro
October 05, 2026Brazil's benchmark stock index Bovespa gained more than 8% in early Monday trading, exceeding 205,000 points after right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro led leftist
October 05, 2026Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy
October 04, 2026Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in
October 04, 2026Organizers scrapped a final high-profile debate in Brazil's presidential election on Thursday after both frontrunners, leftist President Luiz Inacio
October 01, 2026Brazil's presidential campaign draws to a close on Thursday, ahead of voting on Sunday in a race that will determine whether Latin
October 01, 2026When Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York this month, he
September 29, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain statistically tied in a simulated runoff ahead of next month's election, while the
September 28, 2026From the butcher's shop where he works near Sao Paulo's historic center, Kleyton Zacarioto says customer
September 26, 2026The two leading candidates in Brazil's tightly contested presidential race differ sharply on how fast they would tackle the country's
September 24, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva used his speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to warn against foreign interference in Brazil's October election and reject any
September 22, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain statistically tied in simulated runoffs ahead of next month's election, two polls
September 21, 2026Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Saturday that its board approved the company's participation in a new government subsidy program for diesel oil producers,
September 20, 2026Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held a narrow numerical lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a potential runoff in the October presidential election,
September 18, 2026Because Trump picked this fight due to his concerns about Brazilian politics, that country’s presidential elections might quell it soon.
September 17, 2026Brazil's central bank on Wednesday cut interest rates by 25 basis points for a fifth straight meeting amid firmer signs of an economic slowdown while
September 17, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would beat right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro if they were in a second-round runoff in next month's election, according to
September 15, 2026A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has unsealed an investigation into a film about former President Jair Bolsonaro
September 14, 2026Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Senator Flavio Bolsonaro are tied in a potential second-round runoff in October's election
September 08, 2026Brazil's wealthiest captured a record share of national income under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, tax-return data show, offering a striking
September 04, 2026Brazil's Congress voted on Thursday to uphold an executive order by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that scrapped federal import taxes on foreign purchases worth up to
September 04, 2026Brazil’s Senate has approved a bill to regulate the exploration of critical minerals, including rare earths, marking a step toward exploiting its vast reserves
September 03, 2026Weeks before Brazil's October election, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is running one of the country's most cautious presidential campaigns in
September 03, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would win a potential second-round vote in the October presidential election against opposition Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, an
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