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The Big Picture Brazil Explained 2026 for Newcomers on Politics and Economy Economy, politics, society and daily life — the whole country in one essential read.Rio de Janeiro news today: Douglas Ruas is governor-elect, Aena now runs Galeão airport and Carnival 2027 nears. Updated daily, with a US visitor angle.
Petrobras news today: oil output rose to 2.96 million barrels a day in September and Q2...
Lula government news today: Congress ended the six-day work week on 16 October, the Senate cleared...
Brazil news today in English: the 25 October runoff, the end of the six-day work week,...
Lula told a Minas Gerais rally on 16 October that Flávio Bolsonaro’s camp could bring back the six-day...
The State Department backs a free vote but gives no pledge to accept Brazil's 25 October runoff result,...
What to do in Porto Alegre in October 2026: Dionne Warwick on 21 October, the Paralamas on 30...
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro meet in their first runoff debate on Sunday 18 October at 7 p.m. ET...
Justice André Mendonça suspended a Lula TV ad tying Flávio Bolsonaro to militias, with a R$10,000 fine per...
Internal Meta messages show staff knew Instagram curbs hurt Lula, Folha reports. Campaign says 1.3 million missed ads;...
Roberto Cláudio, who ran with Ciro Gomes in Ceará, says he will vote for Flávio Bolsonaro in the...
Brazil's electoral court rejected Flávio Bolsonaro's urgent bid to restrict pro-Lula unions and student groups. See the ruling...