Brazil's 2026 Elections

A curated breakdown of the key developments, political dynamics, and perspectives shaping Brazil’s 2026 elections.

Sep 4, 2026

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9 min read

🏛️ From bad to worse

Supreme Court feud sets off an unusually vicious wave of leaks. Electoral court lands on a deepfake definition. The upcoming fracking trial.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Sep 2, 2026

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10 min read

💣 Justice vs. justice

The Supreme Court's latest institutional crisis is unprecedented. What to make of Augusto Cury's shocking rise in the polls. The Senate picks a new member of the Federal Accounts Court.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Sep 1, 2026

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9 min read

⚙️ Narrow economic engines

Brazil's latest GDP reading. Lula's 2027 budget bill. A controversial electoral court ruling.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 28, 2026

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9 min read

💰 The taxman's big win

Brazil-Argentina is bigger than Lula-Milei. The Supreme Court case Brazilian multinationals stand to lose. How Lula fared in his first grilling of 2026.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 26, 2026

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10 min read

🪨🏃‍♂️ Sisyphean trade talks

Brazil and the US return to the negotiating table. Mercosur members remain divided over EU quotas. The electoral court stalls on how to treat election deepfakes.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 25, 2026

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9 min read

🛠️ A crowd-pleaser, unpaused

Lula's campaign centerpiece set to advance in the Senate. How US pressure affects Brazil's elections. The Braskem debacle.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 24, 2026

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8 min read

🥱 Deflated debate

Takeaways from the first presidential debate. Brazil's energy grid is losing its margin for error.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 20, 2026

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9 min read

✈️ Gol cries foul

Airlines stage antitrust battle. Lula's son continues to be a campaign headache. The rules on social media during the campaign.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 19, 2026

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10 min read

🛢️ A passport to the future?

Petrobras strikes oil, and the political class celebrates. Rio's contested governor's race returns to the Supreme Court. Brazil's oddest election rule.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 18, 2026

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7 min read

🧭 The 'real' election at stake

The presidential race gets all the attention in Brazil. Congress is where power will actually be won or lost.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 17, 2026

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6 min read

🏇 Rodeo rally

The Barretos Rodeo Show opens on August 20 with three presidential hopefuls on the guest list and an incumbent who has never accepted the invitation.

The Brazilian Report

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 17, 2026

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8 min read

🗳️ Off to the races

The presidential campaign is officially on. Each candidate launched his bid on home turf.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 11, 2026

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8 min read

🕺 Political mating dance

House Speaker endorses Lula's re-election, and the Senate president edges closer. China asks to join Brazil's WTO consultations against the US. Inflation data hands the government a win.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 6, 2026

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9 min read

🎫 Flying solo

Flávio Bolsonaro unveils an underwhelming running mate. New polls point in different directions. Federal probes rattle Lula and Alcolumbre.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 4, 2026

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10 min read

🧲 Joining the queue

Brazil makes another move on rare earths. The far right picks a fight it is likely to lose. The Supreme Court weighs whether to go around the electoral courts.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil's 2026 Elections

Aug 3, 2026

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10 min read

⚔️ The retaliation dilemma

The outlook for Brazil-US relations. Lula lays out his campaign blueprint. A new poll suggests a tightening race.

Gustavo Ribeiro, +1

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