Brazil
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Last updated: October 2026
The cartels want a seat at the ballot box — Magna Bureau
One week before Brazil votes, prosecutors are trying to keep gang-linked candidates off the ballot.
NewsCourt kills the tariff machine; Trump reaches for the next…
The Supreme Court struck down the president's emergency-powers tariffs 6–3, and Trump answered within 24 hours.
NewsSix days to the vote: Brazil's dead heat goes to the runoff
Lula leads Flávio Bolsonaro 42% to 37% in the BTG/Nexus poll six days before the first round — but the October 25 runoff is a statistical tie, and the man runni
NewsLula signs it into force: the Mercosur-EFTA — Magna Bureau
Brazil's president promulgated the free-trade agreement with the EFTA states by decree on September 23. It takes effect October 1 for Brazil and Iceland, November 1 for Norway — ten rounds of talks si
NewsInflation ambushes Brazil's election — Magna Bureau
Mid-September prices rose 4.47% — above every forecast — as the central bank cut 2026 growth to 1.8% and warned of a 90% chance of breaching the inflation ceiling. The runoff now has a third candidate
NewsThe UN gave Haiti's anti-gang force six more — Magna Bureau
The Security Council extended the Gang Suppression Force's mandate to March 2027 by 12 votes to 3 — hours after gangs killed 11 people in Haiti's…
NewsFive days out, Brazil's election is a… — Magna Bureau
AtlasIntel has Bolsonaro a tenth of a point ahead in a simulated runoff; BTG/Nexus has Lula ahead by two. The first round is Sunday — and 5,000 interviews say nobody knows.