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Why is Brazil trending?

Updated 02/10/2026, 07:18:22 UTC

Brazil is drawing attention across 3 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

The coverage

WorldAl Jazeera1h ago

Election debate cancelled in Brazil, bomb scare outside Supreme Court

Brazilian president and opposition candidate snub the final debate ahead of the presidential election.

BusinessCNBC1h ago

Brazil votes in high-stakes election as U.S.-China rivalry and debt loom large

Brazil will hold a knife-edge vote as its presidential race kicks off — but the election's outcome is likely to be felt far beyond the country's borders.

WorldThe Guardian5h ago

The Bolsonaros…they’re back! Brazil heads to the polls – podcast

Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips reports on this Sunday’s historic presidential elections in Brazil, as the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro hopes to take power You would have been forgiven for thinking that when Jair Bolsonaro was convicted in September 2025 of attempting a coup, his political career was finished and his legacy forever tainted. But in the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections this Sunday, another Bolsonaro has genuine hopes of victory – not Jair, but his son Flávio, who ialso campaigning to have his father released released. Continue reading...

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