Brazil heads to the polls without a single debate between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro

Friday, October 2nd 2026 - 07:53 UTC

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Brazilian broadcaster Globo on Thursday cancelled, an hour before it was due to start, the last presidential debate scheduled before Sunday's first round, following a series of court rulings and the absence of both President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. The two leading candidates thus head to the polls without having faced each other in a single televised debate during the entire campaign. Read full article

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The mobster's absence was not due to the removal of President Lula's podium from the arena, but rather to the authorization for the participation of right-wing extremist Renan Santos—of the Missão Party—who is the only right-wing candidate to ask “Little Bolsonaro” embarrassing questions about corruption.

Globo, an ally of the Brazilian right and of the fascist Donald Trump, would never allow “Little Bolsonaro” to be humiliated on camera.

Lula did the right thing, and with the support of the Catholic Church, I see a strong possibility of him emerging victorious in the first round.

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