On Oct. 25, Brazil’s electoral court declared Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva re-elected with 51.79% to Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.21%, a margin of about 4.4 million votes. Three weeks earlier, he had trailed by 2,224,965 votes, and no candidate since direct elections returned in 1989 had ever…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term in the Oct. 25 runoff, receiving 64,256,232 votes (51.79% of valid votes) against 59,826,041 (48.21%) for Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro of the Partido Liberal (Liberal Party, PL). Lula, of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (Workers’ Party,…
In August, President Donald Trump claimed that 97% of Republican candidates he backed had won their primary races. And it's true that Trump has shown an ability to influence races particularly in Republican primaries, picking off politicians he didn't like such…
A ChatGPT-generated error was behind Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's brief claim that he was the country's rightful "president-elect", a close ally of the right-wing lawmaker has said, explaining why the controversial phrase appeared in a letter that was later deleted…
CHOGM 2026 | 1-4 November | St John's, Antigua and Barbuda The governments of Antigua and Barbuda and the United Kingdom have signed a milestone agreement, marking a key step in defining Antigua and Barbuda’s maritime jurisdiction – one of the largest in the Eastern…
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA · NEIGHBOURHOOD Antigua and Barbuda neighbours are mostly small islands, French and British territories included, and the ties between them run through the sea. This guide explains the borders, trade, clubs and US pressure that shape a country…
By David Prior | Oct 29, 2026 | Featured, News & Analysis, Politics An overlooked detail of dual citizenship proved decisive in allowing Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro to slip out of the country despite a court order seizing his passports. After Brazil’s Supreme Court moved…
The left’s celebration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva’s reelection victory is more reason to worry about Democrats sweeping next week’s US midterms. Literally minutes after Lula was declared the winner, partisan Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the…
Rogéria Bolsonaro posted a heart-wrenching letter on X to her three sons, who have been forced to flee the brutal communist regime in Brazil. Rogéria is Jair Bolsonaro’s first wife. Jair, who was imprisoned on fake charges by the Lula…
Following his clandestine departure to the US, Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is facing criticism within his own political camp for his unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. Not even his father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro - sentenced last year…
Brasília policy swings, Amazon stewardship, and regional ties.
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