Flip News — brazil-election news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/brazil-election/ The latest Flip News stories on brazil-election. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:23 GMT Australia closes embassy in Brazil as police raid over suspected threat to US facilities https://flipnews.co.uk/world/australia-closes-embassy-brazil-police-raids-us-threat/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/australia-closes-embassy-brazil-police-raids-us-threat/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:05:00 GMT Australia closed its embassy in Brasilia on Friday, joining the United States in suspending diplomatic operations two days before Brazil's presidential election, while Brazilian federal police raided sites in Sao Paulo and near the capital over a suspected threat to US facilities — and found no evidence of one. Sarah Whitfield brazil-election lula flavio-bolsonaro diplomatic-closures Reuters US suspends consular services in Brazil ahead of Sunday's presidential election, citing security https://flipnews.co.uk/world/us-suspends-consular-services-brazil-vote/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/us-suspends-consular-services-brazil-vote/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:45:00 GMT The US State Department suspended consular services at its embassy and consulates in Brazil from Friday, citing unspecified security concerns, two days before Brazil's presidential election. Sarah Whitfield brazil-election us-state-department south-america Reuters Brazil scraps final election debate as Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro both skip https://flipnews.co.uk/world/brazil-final-debate-scrapped/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/brazil-final-debate-scrapped/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT TV Globo cancelled the final televised debate of Brazil's presidential campaign after frontrunners Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro both withdrew, days before Sunday's first round. Sarah Whitfield brazil-election tv-globo-debate lula flavio-bolsonaro Reuters Brazil's attorney general demands probe into alleged US funding of far-right groups https://flipnews.co.uk/world/brazil-messias-us-funding-probe/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/brazil-messias-us-funding-probe/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Attorney General Jorge Messias called on law enforcement to investigate alleged US funding of far-right causes after a Guardian report said the Trump administration planned to award $1m to groups opposing Brazil's supreme court, days before the presidential election. Sarah Whitfield brazil-election jorge-messias us-funding-probe foreign-interference Al Jazeera