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The Bolsonaros…they’re back! Brazil heads to the polls – podcast
Presented by Annie Kelly with Tom Phillips; produced by Guy Szafman and Brian McNamara; executive producer Sami Kent and Homa Khaleeli · The Guardian · World
Published 2 Oct 2026, 12:00 pm·5 d ago·1 min read
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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 was convicted in September 2025 of attempting a coup, his political career was finished and his legacy forever tainted. But in the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections this Sunday, another Bolsonaro has genuine hopes of victory – not Jair, but his son Flávio, who ialso campaigning to have his father released released. Continue reading...
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