São PauloLula and Flávio Bolsonaro are tied at 47.7% and 47.4%.
Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum publicly backed Lula as the region’s two big leftist governments stand isolated.
Lula told the UN Brazil will not let foreign actors undermine the October 4 vote, after two US tariff rounds.
“Brazilian democracy belongs to Brazilians,” Lula said.
If no candidate tops 50% on October 4, the top two meet in a runoff on October 25.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 350+ reports worldwide
- Bloomberg Business
- Reuters
- News18 leans critical
- quotes Lula calling Trump an 'emperor' figure, ties tensions to tariffs and Bolsonaro family dynamics
- Yahoo News
- Al Jazeera Online
- frames Brazil as defending sovereignty against US 'hegemonic ambitions,' warns against foreign election interference
Sources: Bloomberg Business, Reuters, News18, Yahoo News, Al Jazeera Online