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Flávio Bolsonaro finished the first round 2.2 million votes ahead of Lula. Can Lula close the gap today? History offers mixed signals. So the past can’t settle today's race. Follow the count with us tonight.  newsletters.brazilian.report… #Brazil #Lula #Bolsonaro #Elections
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Brazilians choose their next president today in a race the final polls cannot separate. Surveys on the eve of the vote put neither candidate clearly outside the margin of error. newsletters.brazilian.report…
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A thinner squad and a fraction of the budget took Estudiantes past Flamengo and into a Copa Libertadores final with Palmeiras. newsletters.brazilian.report…
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Estudiantes de La Plata eliminated defending champion Flamengo from the Copa Libertadores on Thursday night. The upset spares Palmeiras a third final against the Rio club in six years and sends it instead toward an older grudge.  newsletters.brazilian.report…
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The Army called off the Oct. 27 signing without explanation, a day after Avibras’s role in the deal was reported. Its new owners, the Batista brothers, had taken control 12 days earlier. newsletters.brazilian.report…
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President Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro meet tonight on TV Globo for the last debate before Sunday's presidential runoff. It airs in prime time, straight after Brazil's most-watched newscast, and Globo has cleared its evening telenovela to make room.  newsletters.brazilian.report…
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TSE head Kassio Nunes Marques could take down “Lula’s Army,” the top pro-Lula WhatsApp channel, by tomorrow. He gave Meta, Google, and X 24 hours to report on paid boosting or coordinated amplification. Janones and Lula’s camp have 24 hours to respond. newsletters.brazilian.report…
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President Lula has wiped out Flávio Bolsonaro's polling lead with the runoff two days away. Datafolha now has the two tied at 50% of valid votes. The big question is whether Lula has enough time to complete a comeback. newsletters.brazilian.report…
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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell to 3,335 km² in the 12 months to July 2026, the lowest on record. Released on October 16, the number marks a 41.8% drop from the previous year and a 71% decline from 2022, the final year of Jair Bolsonaro in office.  newsletters.brazilian.report…
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An electoral judge in a remote town in Amazonas state has rejected a request to transport indigenous voters from the Javari Valley to the polls for the Oct. 25 presidential runoff, exposing one of the least-discussed weak spots in Brazilian democracy. newsletters.brazilian.report…
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Brazil's Federal Accounts Court (TCU) ordered the government on Wednesday to decide whether to finish or abandon Angra 3, a nuclear power plant whose construction began in 1984 and has been frozen since 2015.  newsletters.brazilian.report…
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Last year, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told American senators that surplus power from the Itaipu Dam made Paraguay an ideal place for an artificial intelligence hub. It was not an idle remark. newsletters.brazilian.report…
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No contract or corporate structure protects a company from sanctions a foreign government imposes on its counterparties, suppliers, or shareholders. The dangerous mistake is treating containment as a shield. newsletters.brazilian.report…
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Brazil sold more crude oil to China than Saudi Arabia did between Jan. and Sep. 2026, becoming Beijing's second-largest supplier after Russia. Chinese customs data released on October 20 show imports of 44.29M tonnes of Brazilian crude over the period. newsletters.brazilian.report…
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