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Flávio Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil's true president, then backtracks

Today 00:58 "I am the elected president," declares defeated presidential candidate after fleeing to United States, before downgrading his claim to "leader."

Trump shelters Flávio Bolsonaro, risking tensions with Brazil

Yesterday 23:42 Decision to take in Flávio Bolsonaro will affect bilateral relations; Lula said to be looking to the Trump administration’s next moves before assessing the effect on relations between the two countries.

Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in Florida, flees Brazil after losing election

Yesterday 12:42 Bolsonaro arrives in Miami with his family after fleeing Brazil; Right-winger, who is facing multiple criminal investigations, lost last Sunday's run-off to Lula.

Flávio Bolsonaro travelling to US on private jet from Argentina

Yesterday 09:46 Brazilian senator entered the country via the Tancredo Neves Bridge, boarded a flight in Puerto Iguazú bound for Guayaquil in Ecuador; Aircraft will continue onto Miami, where he will be grated political asylum by US goverrnment.

Brazil cancels Flávio Bolsonaro's passports with whereabouts unclear

27-10-2026 14:26 Brazilian right-winger has passports cancelled as speculation swirled over his whereabouts.

Government denies reports Flávio Bolsonaro has entered the country

27-10-2026 12:55 President Javier Milei's spokesman, Adrián Ravier, said on Tuesday that Bolsonaro had made "no request for asylum."

Trump slams 'rigged' Brazil election after ally Bolsonaro loses

26-10-2026 17:46 US president claims Brazil's elections were "rigged" and "so corrupt" after President Lula's victory over Flávio Bolsonaro.

What Lula's re-election in Brazil means for Argentina's economy

26-10-2026 15:53 Brazil is Argentina's biggest export market; Automotive industry among the sectors most exposed to the outcome.

María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela from exile

26-10-2026 00:24 Opposition leader returns to her home country after almost a year in exile, greeting ecstatic supporters at a church in the city of Barquisimeto.

Lula, Brazil's political titan, defies the passage of time

26-10-2026 00:00 Titan of the political left makes history by becoming the first person to win a presidential run-off after losing the first round in Brazil.

More Lula, or back to the Bolsonaros? Brazil votes in cliffhanger election

25-10-2026 10:18 Sunday's run-off will determine whether Brazil remains one of Latin America's few leftist nations or joins a regional swing to the right.

Latin America's right-wing swing looms large over nature summit

23-10-2026 14:04 Brazil's election looms large over the UN's COP17 nature summit in Armenia; Right-wing victories in Latin America has raised concerns over the fate of environment in region.

With selfies and squats, Brazil's Lula fights for one last comeback

20-10-2026 13:42 Lula, a defining figure in Brazilian politics over four decades, will have to overcome a first-round defeat if he is to gain another term in power.

Flávio Bolsonaro: The heir to Brazil's far-right dynasty

20-10-2026 13:32 Flávio Bolsonaro goes into Sunday's run-off as a narrow favourite. But how different is he to his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro?

Trump’s Latin America allies deepen ties with Washington lenders

19-10-2026 08:45 Latin America’s rightward, market-friendly shift is reshaping its relationship with Washington and the multilateral lenders historically villainised in the region for pushing fiscal austerity.

Brazil's right embraces election betting odds amid polls scepticism

17-10-2026 22:06 Rght-wing figures in Brazil are embracing the Polymarket prediction market's odds as an accurate litmus test of voter intent ahead of next weekend's election run-off.

Argentina chooses its own Brazil

07-10-2026 11:27 President Javier Milei's government and Argentina's opposition have selectively interpreted the results of Brazil’s election to suit their own interests.

by Javier Calvo

Brazil market euphoria hinges on fixes Flávio Bolsonaro is yet to lay out

06-10-2026 13:55 Experts expect Brazil to have a better chance of tackling its ballooning deficit under Flávio Bolsonaro, even though he has yet to put forth a detailed plan on how to do so.

Flávio Bolsonaro rides right-wing surge into election run-off

05-10-2026 13:26 Right-winger has promised fiscal austerity in the face of rising public debt, a smaller state, lower taxes and a tougher crackdown on crime.

Bolsonaro pushes Lula to brink of defeat ahead of Brazil run-off

05-10-2026 08:30 Flávio Bolsonaro now overwhelming favourite to win October 25 run-off; Scale of right's success leaves Lula aides concluding vote was broader rejection of veteran leftist's Workers' Party.