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Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro Bows Out of Final Pre-Election Debate

Summary by The Manila Times
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Thursday dropped out of the final televised debate ahead of a tense first round of voting, accusing the electoral court of 'censorship.'

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Former President Jair Bolsonaro's son made the announcement two hours before the scheduled start of the debate on TV Globo, the country's largest network. Leftist Lula had already declined the invitation to the traditional debate. Flávio would debate with three other candidates with no chance of winning on Sunday. "I just made the decision not to go to the Globo debate due to censorship imposed on the event by the Superior Electoral Tribunal," F…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The president decided not to attend the candidates' meeting on Thursday 1st

·São Paulo, Brazil
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The Minister of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), Estela Aranha, decided this Thursday (1st) that TV Globo will not be able to show the empty chair of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) in the presidential debate that will take place tonight. The other candidates will also not be able to ask questions to the PT candidate, who announced earlier that he would not attend the debate. Aranha granted a request from Lula's campaign, which ques…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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·São Paulo, Brazil
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UOL broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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