2026 ELECTION
The first 'real' debate of the 2026 election made a case for skipping debates
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro traded blows in a debate few will remember fondly. Photo: Eduardo Knapp/Folhapress
For weeks, analysts and millions of Brazilian voters lamented that the first round of the 2026 presidential race ended without a single debate between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. After Sunday night's face-off on Band TV, they may want that complaint back…
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