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Kassio leaves review of Bolsonaro’s conviction until after the runoff. Republicanos, Novo and ACM Neto back Flávio

The rapporteur at the STF said he will take the case to the full court and cleared PL campaign videos that link Lula to Moraes. The same day, the Federal Police shelved the investigation into alleged US interference in the election.

Justice Kassio Nunes Marques confirmed that the criminal review of Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction will be examined only after the runoff, set for October 25, and said he intends to take the case to the full court of the STF (Supreme Federal Court) instead of deciding alone. The information was published by Folha, O Globo and Agência Brasil. On Monday, Folha had reported that he was considering freeing the former president by preliminary injunction; according to Valor, other justices argue that the case should go straight to the full court. At the TSE (Superior Electoral Court), where he also sits, Kassio cleared campaign ads by Flávio Bolsonaro that link Lula to Justice Alexandre de Moraes, to the INSS deductions scandal involving the “Careca do INSS” and to illegal casinos. Moraes, for his part, ordered Bolsonaro to be summoned in the Saudi jewelry case, CNN reports. The leadership of the Federal Police met with him amid the court’s crisis. And the PF itself shelved the request by the AGU (the federal Attorney General’s Office) to investigate alleged interference by the Trump government in Brazil’s elections, according to O Globo, G1 and Estadão.

On the campaign trail, the PL candidate gained three more endorsements. Republicanos declared formal support for Flávio, as did Novo, a day after Romeu Zema. Salvador’s former mayor ACM Neto (União Brasil) also announced his vote for the candidate: “We need to change our country.” According to Folha’s Painel column, most of the MDB is expected to announce its support next week. Flávio said that his remark about changing the Constitution “to redemocratize the country” referred to reforming the STF and ending reelection; O Globo listed among the changes he advocates lowering the age of criminal responsibility and limits on the Supreme Court. Lula, in São Paulo, presented a new slogan for the runoff, “for the working people, protection; for criminals, prison,” in line with the governors’ council advice to toughen the message on public safety. Demonstrators held a rally in downtown Rio in support of the president. The first Datafolha poll of the runoff comes out on Thursday. In Rio, on the eve of the judgment that could give Douglas Ruas victory in the first round, G1 and Estadão revealed that Anthony Garotinho’s lawyer appears in the TSE system as the author of a document used in the Electoral Prosecutor-General’s Office opinion in favor of the candidate’s withdrawal.

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By the numbers
10/25runoff date; Bolsonaro review pushed to after it
3new endorsements for Flávio on the day: Republicanos, Novo and ACM Neto
R$ 10 bnrecord foreign inflow into the stock market after the first round (CNN)
Congress · LaborPress ✓ 5 outlets · vote date not set

6x1 schedule: Alcolumbre keeps the vote and talks of two rounds before the election; PL bets on the calendar to delay

Senate President Davi Alcolumbre signaled that he may vote the PEC ending the 6x1 work schedule in two rounds before the presidential runoff, according to Valor, and said the vote is still on, Folha reports. The opposition is trying to prevent the issue from being decided before October 25. The PL is betting on a tight calendar and expects obstruction if the text is put on the agenda, according to O Globo. The coordinator of Flávio’s campaign said the proposal “is not good for the country.” Lula pressed Flávio for a clear position; the PL candidate replied that more time off “doesn’t help” a worker in debt. On the government side, Senator Cid Gomes defended ending the schedule. Business confederations issued a warning about the cost of the change, according to CNN. To approve a constitutional amendment, the Senate needs 49 votes in each of the two rounds; after that, the text still depends on the Chamber. The PL is also counting on the new Congress, which takes office in February 2027 with a larger bloc, should the vote be left for later. Without a deal, the PEC may become one more campaign argument rather than a change in working hours.

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Word of the day
Two roundsCongress

Every amendment to the Constitution is voted on twice in each chamber, with an interval between the votes. It passes only with three-fifths of the votes in both rounds, in the Chamber and in the Senate.

MarketsPress ✓ 3 outlets · close per Agência Brasil

Dollar returns to R$ 5 and stocks fall as US yields rise

The commercial dollar rose 0.82% and closed at R$ 5.016, and the Ibovespa fell 0.74% to 204,302.33 points, according to Agência Brasil. The move combined an adjustment after the euphoria over the first round with an adverse external environment. In New York, stocks retreated under pressure from rising Treasuries yields; the 30-year bond reached its highest yield in 24 years, CNN reports.

The minutes of the Federal Reserve showed that most officials expect one more rate hike by the end of the year, according to Valor. Even so, foreign investors put a record R$ 10 billion into the Brazilian stock market after the first round, according to CNN.

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Energy · OilSource ✓ ANP · Press ✓ 5 outlets · totals vary between outlets

Biggest pre-salt auction in four years sells seven of 13 blocks, with little competition

The ANP held the biggest auction of pre-salt exploration blocks in the past four years. Seven of the 13 areas offered were sold, according to Agência Brasil. Petrobras, Prio, Equinor and Chinese companies took blocks, in a contest UOL considered weak; Prio won the first area.

Adding the offer of other areas, Agência Brasil cites R$ 3 billion raised from 49 blocks, while G1 counted 56 blocks sold; official totals are still to be consolidated. Environmental organizations protested against the expansion of oil exploration.

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Elections · Lula campaignPress ✓ 5 outlets

Kátia Abreu calls for “less Janja and more Alckmin” and is applauded in the PT; the first lady replies that she is “backed” by Lula

At a PT meeting, former senator Kátia Abreu said Lula’s campaign is run by “São Paulo people with no votes” and called for “less Janja and more Alckmin.” She was applauded, according to O Globo. PT members endorsed the criticism and foresee tension between the two, Estadão reports. The first lady’s office said she will stay in the campaign.

Janja replied that she is “backed by President Lula” and sent a message to the former senator, according to O Globo, Estadão and CNN. The episode exposes the internal dispute over who speaks for the campaign after the setback in the first round and coincides with calls for more room for Alckmin and for “fewer artists and more people.”

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In brief
  • Brasileirão returns without betting-company sponsorship; clubs will make a statement at the round’s gamesEstadão · CNN Brasil
  • Moraes orders Bolsonaro to be summoned in the Saudi jewelry caseCNN Brasil
  • Court approves Pão de Açúcar reorganization plan; shares rise 12%Estadão
  • Vance ties end of war to Iran cutting uranium enrichmentValor
  • India’s central bank raises rates for the first time since 2023Valor
  • Storms return to the South, and a new cyclone is expected to form in the coming daysG1 · Estadão
  • Measles: Brazil steps up action as the disease advances in the US and the AmericasAgência Brasil
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“Satellite images show a US bombing of Fortaleza.” False. The images that went viral show clouds shaped like an airplane; an expert interviewed by G1 rules out an attack.
“The case at the Russian laboratory involves a biological weapon.” Trump said the US does not believe that. The cause of the researcher’s death has not yet been clarified.
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INSIDEKassio leaves review of Bolsonaro’s conviction until after the runoff. Republicanos, Novo and ACM Neto back Flávio2026 Elections · STF6x1 schedule: Alcolumbre keeps the vote and talks of two rounds before the election; PL bets on the calendar to delayCongress · LaborDollar returns to R$ 5 and stocks fall as US yields riseMarketsBiggest pre-salt auction in four years sells seven of 13 blocks, with little competitionEnergy · OilKátia Abreu calls for “less Janja and more Alckmin” and is applauded in the PT; the first lady replies that she is “backed” by LulaElections · Lula campaign