Flávio Bolsonaro
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- yesterday
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro neck and neck in polls ahead of Brazil's 25 October runoff
Brazilians vote on Sunday, 25 October, and the latest Datafolha poll puts Flávio Bolsonaro at 47% and Lula at 46%, within the margin of error.
- 5d ago
Lula seeks to disqualify Flávio Bolsonaro over Meta favouritism ahead of 25 October runoff
Lula's campaign asked Brazil's electoral court on Wednesday, 21 October, to bar Flávio Bolsonaro, alleging Meta favoured his rival. Bolsonaro answered with a petition seeking Lula's disqualification ahead of the 25 October runoff.
- Oct 16
Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record, 3,335 sq km lost
Satellite data released on Friday, 16 October, put Amazon forest clearing at 3,335 sq km for the 12 months to July, nine days before Lula faces Flávio Bolsonaro in a presidential runoff.
- Oct 16
Poll shows Lula level with Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of 25 October run-off
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro are tied at 50% in a PoderData/AYA poll, while Datafolha shows a two-point gap and Brazil's electoral court ordered Meta to stop unjustified limits on political content.
- Oct 15
Costa Rica opens 5,100-place mega-prison modelled on Bukele's El Salvador facility
President Laura Fernández inaugurated the CACCO on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, with first inmate transfers due at the end of October. The prison sits in the La Reforma complex outside San José and is modelled on El Salvador's CECOT.
- Oct 14
Lula camp accuses Meta of favouring Flávio Bolsonaro before Brazil runoff
Meta staff reportedly admitted restricting Lula's Instagram accounts during the campaign, a claim the company denies. Lula's campaign has taken its complaint to the UN and asked Brazilian authorities to investigate ahead of the 25 October runoff.
- Oct 14
Global deforestation fell 15% in 2025 to 7 million hectares, but the Congo Basin is worsening
Global forest loss fell 15% in 2025 to 7 million hectares, according to the Forest Declaration Assessment published on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. The Congo Basin, however, lost 2.4 million hectares, nearly matching tropical Latin America for the first time.
- Oct 14
Brazil's Senate approves end of 6x1 work schedule, a boost for Lula before run-off
Senators voted 75 to one on Wednesday, 14 October, to cut the maximum working week from 44 to 40 hours without any pay cut. The amendment is expected to be promulgated in the week of 19 October, before the 25 October presidential run-off.
- Oct 12
Brazil's Supreme Court lets Flávio Bolsonaro resume visits to his father under house arrest
Justice Alexandre de Moraes ended a 90-day visit ban imposed after Flávio Bolsonaro read a letter from his father on social media. The visits may not be used for campaigning ahead of the 25 October runoff.
- Oct 11
Lula's campaign accuses Meta of election interference before Brazil runoff
Lula's campaign says Meta limited the reach of his Instagram posts and removed his accounts from search before the first round. Meta calls the allegations false, and Brazil's electoral court has asked the company for an explanation within 48 hours.
- Oct 9
Brazil's top court judge orders arrest of Eduardo Bolsonaro over coercion conviction
Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered enforcement of Eduardo Bolsonaro's sentence while he lives in Texas, and cancelled his Brazilian passports less than three weeks before the 25 October runoff.
- Oct 7
Augusto Cury, third in Brazil's first round, backs Flávio Bolsonaro for the October 25 runoff against Lula
Augusto Cury, who took 2.89% in the first round, will support Flávio Bolsonaro on eight conditions and without a government post. A Datafolha poll published the same day gives Bolsonaro 52% of valid votes to Lula's 48%.
- Oct 5
Erika Hilton secures record 1.59 million votes in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies election
PSOL deputy Erika Hilton won reelection to Brazil's Chamber of Deputies with 1,596,472 votes in São Paulo, becoming the most voted female parliamentary candidate in the country's history.
- Oct 4
Brazil votes in presidential election between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro
Around 160 million Brazilians head to the polls to decide between incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and conservative senator Flávio Bolsonaro as US officials monitor the vote.
- Oct 2
Flávio Bolsonaro leads Brazil presidential vote with 47% to force runoff with Lula
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro won 47% of the vote against incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's 45% in Brazil's presidential election, sending both candidates to an October 25 runoff alongside conservative gains in Congress.
- Oct 2
US and Australia close diplomatic facilities in Brazil as police investigate threats
The United States and Australia suspended consular operations in Brazil on October 2, 2026, two days before the presidential election, while Brazilian police served warrants over alleged bomb threats.
- Oct 2
Brazil orders probe into alleged US funding targeting Supreme Court ahead of election
The Brazilian government has asked federal police and prosecutors to investigate allegations that the Trump administration allocated $1 million to groups opposing the country's Supreme Court.
- Sep 30
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro contest tight race as court bans viral claims
Brazilian voters head to the polls on 4 October in a presidential contest between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, following a court ruling against religious disinformation.
- Sep 26
Brazil's Lula bans online sports betting days before October 4 presidential election
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed decrees prohibiting online betting platforms in Brazil, citing household debt and public health nine days before facing Flávio Bolsonaro at the ballot box.
- Sep 26
Brazil issues emergency ban on online betting and casinos nine days before election
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enacted a provisional measure halting digital gambling platforms and sports sponsorships, giving users until 5 October 2026 to withdraw funds before nationwide enforcement begins.
