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Brazil's Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro clash in heated debate before presidential runoff

19 Oct 2026, 03:42 UTC · ≈ Brasília, Brazil · confirmed by 2 outlets

President Lula da Silva and senator Flavio Bolsonaro traded personal attacks in a presidential debate on Sunday, a week before the October 25 runoff. They accused each other of lying and corruption and clashed over the economy, security and healthcare.

Location: ≈ Brasília, Brazil · Brazil live map
Coordinates: ≈ 15.79°S 47.88°W
Reported: 19 Oct 2026, 03:42 UTC
Category: Unrest & politics · Politics
Impact: 1 of 5 · Watch
Situation: Brazil politics

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Both candidates are courting about 30 million undecided voters.
Lula accuses Meta of favouring Flávio Bolsonaro and says his rival should be disqualified. Meta denies the claim.

Updated 24 Oct 2026, 15:59 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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