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A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Monday annulled a series of criminal convictions against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, possibly setting the stage for his political comeback. Justice Edson Fachin set aside graft convictions against the popular 74-year-old former labor leader stemming from the "Carwash" corruption probe, in which Lula da Silva was convicted of bribery and other crimes in connection with the state-run oil company Petrobras. His 12-year prison sentence in April 2018 prevented him from running against right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Fachin's ruling, however, removed a key obstacle against another run next year. The high...

Bolsonaro: 47.18% Lula: 44.98% BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff Oct. 25 for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy after neither won a majority in Sunday’s vote.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was right to grant a visa to Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family. As President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, grows increasingly vindictive and authoritarian, the United States should make clear that political persecution has adverse consequences. Supporting freedom and democracy in Latin America means standing behind those whose right to challenge the government is under threat. Offering protection to an opposition leader in the region’s biggest and most populous nation upholds America’s principles and serves its strategic interests. Bolsonaro and his family arrived in the U.S. this week after...

Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro declared himself the leader of Brazil's opposition Wednesday after arriving in the United States with his family, accusing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government and Brazil's powerful Supreme Court of orchestrating political persecution following a disputed presidential election. In a defiant statement resembling the declaration of a government-in-exile leader, Bolsonaro vowed to direct Brazil's opposition from American soil, comparing his struggle to historic resistance movements led by Charles de Gaulle and Venezuelan opposition figures. "I want to tell not only my 60 million voters, but the Brazilian people, that I am the leader," Bolsonaro...

The defeated presidential candidate faces criminal investigations in his home country, which had canceled his passports SÃO PAULO—Just days after losing Brazil’s presidential election, Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami Wednesday after fleeing his home country, where he faces mounting legal pressure from a Supreme Court that has already sent his father to prison.The 45-year-old senator, son of former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, crossed into Argentina late Tuesday before boarding a private jet that took his family to the U.S. via Ecuador, defying a Supreme Court order barring him from leaving Brazil.Bolsonaro faces criminal investigations into alleged financial crimes, which he...

As the October election in Brazil approaches and is likely to pit, once again, a Lula vs. Bolsonaro matchup—this time with President Bolsonaro’s son Flávio running in his place—timing has never been better to hold accountable those in the U.S. who collaborated in the subversive campaign, both stateside and abroad, that would lead to President Bolsonaro’s political persecution and ultimately, incarceration, following the presidential election of 2022 in Brazil. It is in this context that President Trump’s measures to pressure the Brazilian government must be understood: as the unmaking of an injustice perpetrated by the U.S. Left, with Biden-era taxpayer...

Flavio Bolsonaro and his family have fled Brazil and will be granted visas by the State Department to enter the United States. Bolsonaro, who has stopped short of conceding this weekend’s election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was reportedly set to arrive in the U.S. on Tuesday evening despite an investigation into him in Brazil. He is understood to be joined by his wife and two daughters. “The State Department will issue visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family and allow them entry into the United States,” a Trump administration official told the Washington Examiner. The former right-wing...

BREAKING: Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly FLED Brazil in anticipation of communist dictator Lula persecuting him after the outcome of the rigged election He crossed the border into Argentina and took a private flight to the US. Democracy is dead.

The shift to the right across South America has been stopped. One of President Trump’s key regional allies has been defeated. The global left, and most of the centre, has been celebrating the victory of President Lula over Flávio Bolsonaro in a closely fought election this weekend. There is just one problem. As the brutal sell-off of financial assets demonstrated, Brazil has also voted for economic chaos. That rarely ends well. While the left were toasting victory on Monday morning, investors were furiously dumping Brazilian equities and, more importantly, debt. On Monday the Bovespa – Brazil’s main stock market index...

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Monday that ​the country's federal police had requested that he ‌turn in his passports following a visit to his imprisoned father, former President Jair Bolsonaro. The senator, who was defeated on ​Sunday by President Luiz Inacio Lula da ​Silva in a runoff vote, said he intended ⁠to comply with the request, denying he planned to ​flee the country after the election. The younger Bolsonaro claimed, ​without providing evidence, that the police request was based on a ruling from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Brazil's ​top court and federal police did not immediately reply...

BRASILIA — After a late-night ballot dump and several emergency court rulings, Joe Biden was declared the surprise winner of Brazil's presidential election, securing 81 million votes. Brazilians were left in disbelief by the result as Joe Biden did not run for President of Brazil, wasn't on the ballot, and is probably dead. "I don't want to come off as an election denier, but I can't help but feel like there's something fishy here," said local man Miguel Santos. "There were only two choices on the ballot, and neither one was Joe Biden. In the latest polls, Bolsonaro was leading...

Investors had hoped for friendly overhauls such as spending cuts and deregulation Brazilian financial assets were swept by a historic rout Monday after the surprise election victory of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wrong-footed investors who had bet on his defeat.The Brazilian real slid more than 10% against the U.S. dollar while the country’s benchmark stock index fell nearly 17%, which would mark a record daily loss. The index’s plunge triggered a circuit breaker, leading Brazil’s stock-exchange operator to temporarily halt trading.Global investors had piled into Brazilian markets in recent weeks after Flávio Bolsonaro—the eldest son of former President...

Thousands of Lula's supporters have spilled out onto the streets of São Paulo, celebrating his win - here are the latest pictures from the scene.Lula has been addressing his supporters in São Paulo and thanking them for their support, which he said made it possible for him to recover from his defeat in the first round of the election to go on to win in the run-off.

Well, this is breaking news, and I wanted you all to know what's going on, as the votes in Brazil's presidential runoff may not be counted before I pass out tonight. The Brazilian Supreme Court has granted President Lula's request to keep polling places open for an additional two hours this evening.

Breaking: Brazil's incumbent left-wing president Lula will win re-election after beating Bolsonaro, according to Grupo Folha projection

The United Nations General Assembly rammed through another non-binding “political declaration” on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response on Tuesday by a lopsided 153–3 vote. The only countries that voted no were the United States, Israel, and Argentina. New Zealand and Paraguay abstained. According to UN News, the declaration calls for stronger international cooperation on pandemic preparedness and welcomes the World Health Organization’s controversial Pandemic Agreement, adopted in May 2025. The declaration is officially nonbinding, meaning it does not itself give the WHO legal authority to impose lockdowns, vaccine mandates, or other public health restrictions on Americans. But the overwhelming vote...

Final results from Brazil’s Sunday general elections confirmed this week that right-wing parties will hold a majority in the Lower House that, together with the majority in the Senate, will grant them control of both chambers of Congress once they take office next year. Brazilian conservative and right-wing parties, spearheaded by the Liberal Party (PL) led by Senator and presidential front-running candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, secured their best electoral performance in four decades during Sunday’s general elections. The results also automatically triggered an upcoming October 25 presidential runoff between Bolsonaro of the PL party and current incumbent socialist President Luiz Inácio...

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Brazilian assets rallied on Monday after right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro outperformed opinion polls to finish first in the first round of Sunday's presidential election, with the Bovespa (.BVSP), opens new tab ‌benchmark stock index gaining more than 8% and the country's currency strengthening against the US dollar. The eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro won 47% of the votes cast and will face leftist incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who secured about 45% of the vote, in a runoff on October 25. Polls had forecast Lula would lead the first round...

Move comes amid concerns that Trump delegation could help Bolsonaro family cast doubt on electronic voting ahead of October’s presidential election SÃO PAULO—Brazil has denied visas to two senior Trump administration officials who were planning to travel to the country, amid concerns that they sought to undermine confidence in the electronic-voting system before October’s presidential election. The move comes as fears deepen in Brazil that the Bolsonaro family is working with President Trump and his allies to unseat leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and help return the Brazilian right to power. Former president Jair Bolsonaro is serving a...

Latin America is undergoing a political transformation. Seven countries in the region have recently or will soon hold elections: Bolivia, Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia and Brazil, in chronological order. In the four elections that have already taken place, the right wing triumphed; while in the remaining three, according to polls, conservative presidential candidates are highly likely to win.. This shift is namely due to three factors: the governance failures of the left-wing parties, new evidence of the close relationship between the left and organized crime, and the significant influence of the United States’ new National Security Strategy... The...