Brazil will head to the polls on 4 October for the first vote in its presidential race. The incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is neck-and-neck with Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is in prison for plotting a military coup.
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September 30, 2026 at 1:24 PM
How Trump is meddling in Brazil's upcoming election – explainer
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Excerpt from The Guardian US Politics.