Brazilian candidates clash in final election debate

By The BriefBrief

Brazilian presidential candidates Bolsonaro and Lula questioned each other in a final debate on living costs, graft, the economy, infrastructure and regional development. Opinion polls showed them neck-and-neck this week as the gap narrowed.

WHO: Brazilian presidential candidates Bolsonaro and Lula

WHAT: They questioned each other during a final election debate.

WHEN: Reported Oct 24, 2026 at 1:08 AM ET

WHERE: Brazil

WHY: The debate focused on living costs, graft, the economy, infrastructure and regional development.

How this story developed (showing 13 of 13 earlier reports)

Brazil holds presidential runoff this weekend · Oct 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM ET
Polls show Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied before runoff · Oct 23, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET
Brazil's presidential runoff campaign grows more tense · Oct 23, 2026 at 9:05 AM ET
Datafolha finds Brazil runoff race statistically tied · Oct 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM ET
Datafolha poll puts Bolsonaro and Lula about even · Oct 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM ET
Lula seeks older voters’ support in runoff campaign · Oct 22, 2026 at 6:06 AM ET
Quaest poll puts Flávio Bolsonaro at 45%, Lula at 44% · Oct 21, 2026 at 11:14 AM ET
Brazil candidates seek rival's disqualification · Oct 21, 2026 at 3:08 AM ET
Lula offers to disclose records if Bolsonaro does too · Oct 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM ET
Lula and Bolsonaro trade insults in debate before runoff · Oct 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM ET
Bolsonaro and Lula trade barbs in first debate · Oct 19, 2026 at 7:08 AM ET
Lula and Bolsonaro trade barbs in first runoff debate · Oct 19, 2026 at 12:08 AM ET
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro prepare for first debate · Oct 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM ET

Reporting from 17 identified publishers across this event arc.

View all 17 publishers

Publishers represented across this event arc

ABC News —
4 articles
Al Jazeera —
5 articles
BBC News — View reporting
Bloomberg —
3 articles
Buenos Aires Times —
2 articles
- View article 1
- View article 2
Daily Maverick — View reporting
Deutsche Welle —
2 articles
- View article 1
- View article 2
Euronews — View reporting
Fox News — View reporting
France 24 —
4 articles
Japan Times — View reporting
New York Times — View reporting
NPR — View reporting
PBS NewsHour — View reporting
Rio Times —
4 articles
South China Morning Post — View reporting
Straits Times —
9 articles

These publishers contributed reporting to the broader event history. Not every source addresses the specific development described above.

How this brief is built: The BriefBrief correlates multiple sources into one evolving event brief, updated as new facts emerge.

Know more. Read less.

The BriefBrief — updated continuously, every category, every day.

Israel vor der Parlamentswahl: Netanjahu unter Druck

Israel Oct 24, 2026 at 4:35 AM ET

Frankreichs Unruhen zwischen Wut und Aufstandssehnsucht

Frankreich Oct 24, 2026 at 4:35 AM ET

Frankreich bereitet sich auf neue Proteste vor

Frankreich Oct 24, 2026 at 4:35 AM ET

Kim urges North Korean military to train for strength

Kim Jong-Un Oct 24, 2026 at 4:11 AM ET

First Previous 5 6 7 8 9 Next Last

Page 7 of 25075