Brazil Elections

‘Ole, Ola, Lula’: The role of samba in Brazil’s election season

In a nod to the symbolism of samba’s Afro-Brazilian character, Brazil’s presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva chose the Portela samba school for one of his final rallies

Brazil: Ex-president Lula and incumbent Bolsonaro trade insults as they launch their presidential campaigns

Lula currently leads with 44 percent of the vote to 32 percent for Bolsonaro, according to the latest poll from the Ipec institute. If no candidate wins more than 50 percent of valid votes in the 2 October election, a runoff will be held on 30 October

Explained: Why Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is miffed with Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio has been urging first-time voters in Brazil to register to vote in the October presidential election that is expected to pit Jair Bolsonaro against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Leftist Workers' Party

Facebook's WhatsApp is the frontline in Brazil’s bitter presidential campaign

Front-runner Jair Bolsonaro was accused widespread misinformation campaigns on WhatsApp.