THE VOTEThe race for the run-off in Brazil is between candidates, judges and bankersBolsonaro is soaring in the polls ahead of the 25 October run-off, but his contest with Lula is also being played out in the courts. Judge Moraes has ordered the arrest of his brother Eduardo, and the candidate has promised to limit the power of the judiciarybyMaurizio Stefanini10 OCT 26
All on the rightBolsonaro Jr. has won the first round in Brazil and is now the clear favourite to become presidentThe former president’s son beats Lula in the first round and comes close to winning without a run-off. The right is gaining ground in Parliament, whilst the outgoing president must now win back support in a country marked by record levels of abstention.byMaurizio Stefanini5 OCT 26
the voteThe Bolsonaro family. The soap opera of the Brazilian presidential electionsThe electoral contest is between Lula and Jair’s son, and centres on the family feud, the evangelical vote and Our Lady of Aparecida. And on the ‘Wonder Woman’ effect of stepmother MichellebyMaurizio Stefanini1 OCT 26
