Rappler's latest stories on Brazil elections
Brazil's Bolsonaro gets to work on hardline agenda
President-elect Jair Bolsonaro huddles with his inner circle at the home of a wealthy backer in Rio de Janeiro to start forming what advisor Gustavo Bebianno calls 'a combat vanguard' for the new administration
Brazil enters new era with far-right president-elect
Having channeled voters' anger with corruption, crime and economic malaise, the man dubbed the 'Tropical Trump' will now get down to work seeking to 'change Brazil's destiny'
'Tropical Trump' Bolsonaro elected Brazil president
Official results give the controversial president-elect 55.13% of the vote in the run-off election, to 44.87 for leftist opponent Fernando Haddad, with 99.99% of the ballots counted
Brazil votes with far-right candidate favorite
Coming on the heels of a punishing recession and staggering corruption scandal, the Latin American giant's elections have thrown up a spectacular cast of characters, even by the standards of these divisive, anti-establishment times
Far-right candidate leads as Brazil heads to polls
Facing far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is leftist candidate Fernando Haddad, a former Sao Paulo mayor who is standing in for jailed ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
[OPINION] Letter to Brazilian friends on eve of Brazil's presidential polls
Will Brazil's clone of the Philippines' Duterte come to power?
Social media in the spotlight in Brazil presidential race
Facebook and its WhatsApp messenger service are in the spotlight for being used in disinformation trafficking
WhatsApp dirty tricks campaign alleged in Brazil presidential race
The row shines a light on an issue that has become pressing in democracies: the organized abuse of social media to sway public opinion in countries
Far-right Bolsonaro wins 1st round Brazil election
Jair Bolsonaro and Fernando Haddad – the two top candidates from a field of 13 on Sunday – will have to duke it out on October 28
Brazil's Lula quits presidential race, Haddad to run instead
The decision comes less than two weeks after Brazil's Superior Electoral Tribunal ruled that the popular but polarizing former president cannot run while serving his 12-year prison sentence
Knife attack set to boost Bolsonaro's Brazil presidential bid
Right-wing Brazilian election front-runner Jair Bolsonaro leads the presidential race against jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after surviving a knife attack by an activist
Attacker stabs Brazil's right-wing presidential frontrunner
(UPDATED) Images shared on social media and Brazilian television show Jair Bolsonaro being carried on the shoulders of a throng of supporters, before a man lunges at his stomach
Lula appeals to UN in desperate bid to gain access to election
The appeal will be accompanied by a request to suspend Friday's decision by the Superior Electoral Court to prevent Lula from running for a potential third term as president because he is serving a 12-year jail sentence for accepting a bribe
Imprisoned Lula registers Brazil presidential candidacy
'I registered my candidacy for the presidency of the republic...certain that I can do a lot to pull Brazil from one of its worst crises in history,' Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says in a letter
Presidential debate showcases divided Brazil
(UPDATED) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's enforced absence due to his corruption conviction casts a shadow, given his stunning lead in the polls
Lula risks jail in coming weeks after Brazil court ruling
The decision by the Superior Court of Justice adds a new layer of uncertainty to the campaign for Brazil's October presidential election, in which former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the current frontrunner
Centrists struggle in polarized Brazil ahead of polls
Will breaking from the government and naming Geraldo Alckmin persuade voters that the PSDB can bring a fresh start?
Brazil's Lula launches unlikely bid to retake presidency
The presidential election won t take place until October 2018 and the many potential candidates are still keeping below the radar Campaigning is not even officially allowed
Brazilian right wing firebrand pushes presidential bid
Although official campaigning is not yet permitted for the October 2018 presidential polls Jair Bolsonaro calls a campaign like press conference at a Rio hotel to lay out his deeply conservative vision and mock his liberal critics
Political killings overshadow Brazilian elections
Analysts say that a recent spate of killings points to a darker political shift in Rio the second biggest city in Latin America s leading economy as police linked militias muscle in
Brazil's Rousseff, a fighter who held on for new term
Rousseff 66 is known as a no nonsense manager with a commanding grasp of even the smallest policy details who upbraids her ministers in public when they fall short of her standards
Rousseff calls for 'unity, dialogue' after Brazil win
UPDATED Rousseff who had 51 45 of the vote with 98 of ballots counted is declared the run off winner
Divided Brazil votes for next president
It s President Dilma Rousseff vs Brazilian Social Democracy Party presidential bet Aecio Neves
Brazil poll rivals clash over corruption claim
The last debate between incumbent President Dilma Rousseff and challenger Aecio Neves before Sunday s run off election was heated from the start
Rousseff leads by whisker in latest Brazil polls
The polls by Datafolha and MDA consulting saw Rousseff just edging ahead for the first time since the October 5 first round
Brazil elections: Rousseff, Neves gear up for final vote
The contest has developed into the closest fought in a generation as Neves scion of a political dynasty looks to unseat Rousseff whose Workers Party PT has been in power for 12 years
Brazil's Neves wins Silva endorsement in vote battle with Rousseff
Rousseff and Neves are battling to run Latin America s largest country of 202 million which is also the world s seventh largest economy
Brazil President Rousseff trailing in latest poll
Neves who upset predictions to eliminate environmentalist and early front runner Marina Silva in Sunday s first round was polling 46 to 44 for Rousseff according to polls
Beaten Silva party backs Brazil challenger Neves
The national executive committee of Silva s Socialist Party PSB cast 21 votes in favor of Neves against one for Rousseff and 7 for a neutral stance during a meeting in Brasilia
Brazil elections most talked about in Facebook history
Facebook: From the official start of the electoral campaign on June 5 to today Monday October 6 we have 346 million exchanges It s an impressive number
Brazilians re-elect clown with 1 million votes
The ballot for Sunday s elections featured 5 Barack Obamas 3 Osama Bin Ladens a Jesus a Wonder Woman a Brazilian 007 a Hamburger Face a Rambo and a Crazy Dick
Race to reach Brazil runoff vote goes down to wire
Silva who once looked set to become Brazil s first black president has slipped behind Aecio Neves for the first time
Marina Silva drops to third in last Brazil opinion poll
The final poll by the National Transport Confederation gives President Dilma Rousseff 40 6 with Social Democrat Aecio Neves on 24 and popular environmentalist Marina Silva on 21 4
Rising Rousseff ramps up Brazil election offensive
Rousseff came out fighting against her main rival environmentalist Marina Silva in the next to last debate before Sunday s October 5 first round of voting
In tight Brazil race, candidates avoid moral quagmires
As the battle for Brazil s presidency heats up the leading candidates – determined not to scare voters away – are steering clear of divisive social issues such as gay marriage and abortion
Brazil elections: Rousseff dips in latest poll amid likely dead heat
The candidates also hold the latest in a series of televised debates characterized by their steering clear of controversial social issues such as abortion or gay marriage
Moody's negative on Brazil in new blow to Rousseff
As the country prepares to go to the polls on October 5 Moody s warns that sustained low growth and worsening debt metrics could see Brazil s credit rating cut
Brazil election: Latest poll cements Silva's frontrunner status
A survey for polling firm Ibope predicts Socialist Party PSB candidate Marina Silva would beat the Workers Party s PT Dilma Rousseff by 46 to 39 in a second round run off after the opening round of voting on October 5
Brazil incumbent goes on offensive in presidential debate
In the second debate between the main candidates ahead of the October 5 first round vote Dilma Rousseff sought to come off the ropes three days after Brazil entered recession
Brazil Socialists pick new candidate, target Rousseff
Eduardo Campos s death has radically transformed the outlook for the October vote possibly setting up Marina Silva to unseat incumbent Dilma Rousseff in a runoff
Silva could win Brazil vote after running mate's death – poll
Marina Silva was the late Eduardo Campos s vice presidential running mate and is widely expected to be chosen to replace him at the top of the ticket
Thousands mourn Brazil presidential candidate Campos
UPDATED Eduardo Campos 49 died when his campaign jet slammed into houses in Santos city in bad weather on Wednesday August 13
Economic worries trounce World Cup shame in Brazil election
Analysts say President Dilma Rousseff s hopes of re election in October will depend on how voters feel about their wallets not a football match
Brazil launches election campaign amid World Cup fever
The continent sized nation of 200 million – currently hosting the world s biggest sporting event – will hold elections for the presidency Congress state governorships and state legislatures in October
