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

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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 w…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:00:07 UTC.

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  3. Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son

  4. US, Australia suspend consular services in Brazil ahead of election

  5. US and Australia suspend diplomatic operations in Brazil before election

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  7. Brazil’s Lula and Bolsonaro draw thousands as campaigns near end

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