Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Absences Dominate First Band Presidential Debate
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Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Absences Dominate First Band Presidential Debate

Renan Santos, Ronaldo Caiado and Augusto Cury used Sunday's Band debate to attack the absent frontrunners while outlinin...

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Lula Opens Brazil Re-Election Bid as Traditional Union Base Shrinks
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Lula Opens Brazil Re-Election Bid as Traditional Union Base Shrinks

Brazil's president kicks off his October re-election campaign in São Bernardo do Campo, but data shows the PT's old trad...

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Brazil Signals US Trade Retaliation Will Wait Until After October Vote
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Brazil Signals US Trade Retaliation Will Wait Until After October Vote

Brasília expects the reciprocity process to take 60–90 days, pushing retaliation past Brazil's runoff — unless Washingto...

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Quaest Poll Leaves Lula in a Technical Second-Round Tie and Negative Approval
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Quaest Poll Leaves Lula in a Technical Second-Round Tie and Negative Approval

Quaest finds 48% disapprove of Lula and 46% approve, a second-round tie with Flávio Bolsonaro, and deteriorating economi...

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Quaest Poll Shows Lula Approval Split as Voters See Economy Worsening
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Quaest Poll Shows Lula Approval Split as Voters See Economy Worsening

New Quaest data shows President Lula's government in a statistical tie on approval, with 49% saying Brazil's economy wor...

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Brazil’s Fuel-Bill Deal Shows the Shape of a Possible 2027 Fiscal Adjustment
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Brazil’s Fuel-Bill Deal Shows the Shape of a Possible 2027 Fiscal Adjustment

Brazil's PLP 114 negotiation paired short-term spending with two fiscal triggers estimated at about R$10 billion, previe...

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Lula Maps Out Campaign Travel Strategy as Brazil’s 2026 Election Nears
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Lula Maps Out Campaign Travel Strategy as Brazil’s 2026 Election Nears

With less than 60 days until the vote, President Lula plans to blend official duties with campaign stops across key sout...

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Lula to Send Trump Deforestation Data to Counter US Tariff Justification
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Lula to Send Trump Deforestation Data to Counter US Tariff Justification

Brazilian President Lula will forward official graphs showing falling deforestation alerts to the White House, challengi...

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Lula Government Weighs Scrapping CNPJ and Invoice Rules for Nanoentrepreneurs
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Lula Government Weighs Scrapping CNPJ and Invoice Rules for Nanoentrepreneurs

The Brazilian administration is reconsidering a decree that forced nanoentrepreneurs—informal workers earning up to R$40...

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Lula Launches Re-Election Bid With Record-First Strategy, Skips New Policy Promises
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Lula Launches Re-Election Bid With Record-First Strategy, Skips New Policy Promises

At PT convention, president avoids attacks, touts four-year record and lists five priorities for a fourth term — but say...

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Brazil's Workers' Party Makes Lula's Fourth-Term Bid Official, Setting Up Bolsonaro Showdown
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Brazil's Workers' Party Makes Lula's Fourth-Term Bid Official, Setting Up Bolsonaro Showdown

The PT formalized Lula and Alckmin as its ticket for October, with the 80-year-old incumbent leading a polarized race ag...

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Lula Extends Lead Over Flávio Bolsonaro in Hypothetical Runoff, Vox Brasil Poll Shows
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Lula Extends Lead Over Flávio Bolsonaro in Hypothetical Runoff, Vox Brasil Poll Shows

President Lula da Silva leads Senator Flávio Bolsonaro 47.5% to 41.1% in a simulated second round, with the gap widening...

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Brazil’s Government Deficit Jumps to R$48.2bn in June, First-Half Losses Surge 717%
Economy

Brazil’s Government Deficit Jumps to R$48.2bn in June, First-Half Losses Surge 717%

A R$92.2bn primary deficit for H1 2026 reflects soaring spending after early precatório payments, casting a shadow over ...

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Flávio Bolsonaro Named Presidential Candidate by Father's Party in Brazil
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Flávio Bolsonaro Named Presidential Candidate by Father's Party in Brazil

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro will carry the far-right torch in the 2026 election, with his father Jair under house arrest an...

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PoderData: Lula’s Negative Rating Drops 10 Points After New US Tariff
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PoderData: Lula’s Negative Rating Drops 10 Points After New US Tariff

The share of Brazilians who rate President Lula’s government as bad or terrible fell from 47% to 37% in a week, as the U...

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