US President Donald Trump on Monday pledged a $1 million reward for information on voter fraud leading to conviction ahead of the upcoming 2026 US midterms on November 3. The president gave no details of how the reward would be funded or administered. The comments follow his repeated false claims that he won the 2020 presidential election.

Just two days shy of his 81st birthday, Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has emerged as the comeback kid. Coming from behind in the polls after a bitter campaign where he often showed his age, Lula has become the first candidate since Brazil’s return to democracy in the 1980s to win the presidential run-off after trailing in the first round. How did the Workers' Party leader turn a 2.2 million vote deficit against the far right's Flavio Bolsonaro into a 4.4 million vote win? Just three short weeks ago, most races at the federal and state level broke the way of conservatives and the far right.

Climate activists in Brazil are celebrating President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election victory as good news for the Amazon rainforest. His last four years in power saw a record decrease in deforestation in the world's largest rainforest.

​President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential election on Sunday (October 25), defeating right-wing ​Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a runoff to secure a fourth non-consecutive term.

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Christopher Sabatini, Director of Chatham House's Latin America Programme. Sabatini examines how Lula's campaign reinvention, youth mobilisation, and the changing dynamics of Bolsonarismo are reshaping Brazil's political landscape. By embracing social media, mobilising younger voters, and shifting attention from his historical achievements to the economic anxieties of ordinary Brazilians, Lula managed to transform the electoral contest. As Sabatini explains, voters were no longer satisfied with hearing about the past. They wanted an answer to a more immediate question: "What are you going to do for us now?

Climate activists in Brazil and beyond are celebrating President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election victory as good news for the Amazon rainforest. His last four years in power saw a record decrease in deforestation in the world's largest rainforest, appropriately nicknamed the planet's lungs. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday (October 25), the country's electoral court said, in a shock result that defied polls.

What does a salamander have to do with US elections? Dating back centuries, gerrymandering continues to play a role in American elections today. Used more often by Republicans in the modern era of voting, Democrats have also resorted to the tactic in the past decade. But what is gerrymandering, and why is it called that? FRANCE 24's Tanishk Saha explains.

Ten days out from the elections that will determine control of the closely divided Congress, Barack Obama took to the campaign trail to accuse the Republican president of corruption, deride his strategy for Iran and skewer the gilded aesthetic he has applied ‌to White House renovations. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson tells us more.

Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was re-elected against all expectations on Sunday (October 25), but his conservative rival Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to have the vote annulled. FRANCE 24's Jan Onoszko tells us more.

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Dr Pedro Perfeito da Silva, Latin American specialist at the University of Exeter. For Dr Perfeito da Silva, Lula's stunning success reflects the convergence of digital organizing, grassroots mobilization, targeted socioeconomic appeals and an effective effort to mobilise opposition to the Bolsonaro political project. As he explains, Lula assembled a coalition that "not only energized his supporters but also attracted voters from groups that had been somewhat skeptical of the government in the first round."

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's narrow election victory on Sunday has dealt a blow to Brazil's far right, but deep political divisions remain. The newly re-elected president must tackle economic and security concerns at home while navigating international tensions with US President Donald Trump.

Lula defeated on Sunday (October 25) Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential election. But rather than conceding, Bolsonaro called for the result to be annulled. As the US midterms approach, the result raises questions about Trump’s influence and how his political allies respond when voters reject them. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor, Douglas Herbert, gives us his analysis.

Latino voters shifted toward Trump two years ago, helping him return to the White House with a Republican-controlled Congress. Now, many are souring on the US president and his party. FRANCE 24's team reports from the Rio Grande Valley.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, nearly 81 years old, clinched a fourth term in a tight runoff against Flavio Bolsonaro on Sunday (October 25). He will have to wrestle with a divided Brazil, an unfriendly Congress, feeble public finances and a Donald Trump-shaped menace during his unprecedented fourth term.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, nearly 81 years old, clinched a fourth term in a tight runoff against Flavio Bolsonaro on Sunday (October 26). The leftist leader won 51.7% of the vote, compared to 48.2% for the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, official results showed. Bolsonaro has refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to annul the vote.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term in a tight runoff against Flavio Bolsonaro on Sunday (October 25). The far-right candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro has refused to accept the results and said he would seek to annul the vote.

The international community on Monday congratulated Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after his stunning re-election in a runoff with right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. The region's left-leaning leaders were quick to react as Brazil staved off a conservative wave in many countries while Europeans, such as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, celebrated a "progressive comeback".

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Dr Felipe Krause, Political Scientist, former Diplomat and Departmental Lecturer in Latin American Studies at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies.  Beneath Lula's electoral triumph lies a more complex political reality: the Brazilian hard right has consolidated its influence across state governments and legislative institutions, raising fundamental questions about the balance of power and the future of progressive governance. Lula will be focusing more on "working to keep things from eroding" rather than advancing his progressive agenda, explains Dr. Krause. 'There is more need for economic measures that support the growing middle class."

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will have to wrestle with a divided Brazil, an unfriendly Congress, feeble public finances and a Donald Trump-shaped menace during his unprecedented fourth term.