Author: Michael Marcondes Smith
The weaponization of poverty and geography in the Brazilian elections
The climate surrounding the Brazilian presidential elections on Sunday, 25th of October 2026, was one of extreme polarisation.[1] With exit polls predicting a small margin and a ‘technical draw’ between far-right candidate and first-round-winner Flavio Bolsonaro and incumbent Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, expectations were high for both sides. The tensions that animated…