Author: André Spigariol and Jack Nicas
A Problem for Ukraine: Countries Like Brazil Won’t Sell It Arms
Ukraine wants to buy weapons from Brazil, but the South American giant has repeatedly declined. Instead, it is offering to broker peace.
Brazil’s Polls Were Wrong. Now the Right Wants to Criminalize Them.
President Jair Bolsonaro and conservative lawmakers in Brazil are trying to make it illegal to publish polls that later do not match the election results.
Bolsonaro Allies and Election Officials Reach Truce on Voting Machines
President Jair Bolsonaro has claimed that Brazil’s voting machines are vulnerable to fraud, with little evidence. Election officials agreed to explore changes to security tests before the October election.
Bolsonaro Gathers New Audience for Old Claim: Brazil’s Elections Could Be Rigged
President Jair Bolsonaro elevated his vote-fraud claims from a matter of domestic politics to foreign policy, heightening international fears that he would dispute the coming election.