Brazil Presidential Elections

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  Xi Ready To Take China-Brazil Ties "To New Level" After Lula Elected

  Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his victory in Brazil's presidential election and wished the country "new successes".

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  Voting Closes For Brazil's Down-To-The-Wire Presidential Polls

  Brazilians began a tense wait Sunday for the results of their down-to-the-wire presidential runoff election, after voting closed in the divisive showdown between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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  Brazil Businesswoman, Touted As Poll Contender, Shying From Spotlight

  Brazilian businesswoman Luiza Trajano has made it onto a lot of lists: TIME's most influential people, Forbes' billionaires, the biggest fortunes in Brazil.

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  Firework, Flags As Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro Wins Brazil Presidential Vote

  Right wing former army captain Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil on Sunday after beating leftist opponent Fernando Haddad in a second round election run-off at the end of a bitter and highly polarized campaign.

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  Brazil Presidential Candidate Stabbed At Rally, In Serious Condition

  The leading candidate in Brazil's presidential election is in serious but stable condition after being stabbed by an assailant at a campaign rally on Thursday, doctors said, pushing an already chaotic campaign into further disarray.

• Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Re-Elected to a Second Term

  Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected to a second term to lead the world's fifth-largest nation.

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  Rio de Janeiro Beefs up Security Ahead of Brazil Presidential Vote

  Brazilian authorities have deployed 35,000 military police in Rio de Janeiro ahead of Sunday's presidential run-off election after a string of attacks on police and clashes between drug gangs.

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  Brazil Presidential Campaign Ends in Slugfest Over Corruption

  Presidential candidates traded accusations over political corruption on Friday night in a last ditch attempt to sway undecided voters before Sunday's election runoff in Brazil's closest race in decades.

• Brazil President Dilma Rousseff Gains on Aecio Neves Ahead of Sunday Runoff: Poll

  President Dilma Rousseff has gained 1 percentage point on her rival Aecio Neves ahead of an Oct. 26 runoff to Brazil's presidential election, a new poll showed on Wednesday.

• Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Suffers Dizzy Spell After Campaign Debate

  President Dilma Rousseff had a dizzy spell that forced her to sit down during an interview on Thursday following a tense television debate in Brazil's presidential election campaign, but she recovered immediately after drinking some water.

• Brazilians Voting in Nail-Biter Election for President

  Brazilians were voting on Sunday in the most unpredictable presidential election in decades and the first since the end of an economic boom underpinning the leftist Workers' Party's 12-year rule.

• Brazil Candidate's Death Makes Runoff More Likely, Pressures Dilma Rousseff

  The death of presidential candidate Eduardo Campos makes it even more likely Brazil's October election goes to a second round and could put President Dilma Rousseff under more pressure as she seeks a second term.

• Brazil Presidential Race Tightens in New Poll

  The race for Brazil's October presidential election has tightened, according to a poll released on Saturday that also showed high disapproval for President Dilma Rousseff and widespread dissatisfaction with the stagnant economy.

• Runoff will decide the Presidency of Brazil

  Dilma Rousseff was leading late Sunday in her bid to be Brazil's first female president, but election officials said she had failed to come up with enough votes to avoid a second round.With about 99.6 percent of the votes counted, Ms. Rousseff, the former chief of staff of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, had 46.8 percent of the votes to 32.6 ...