{
  "id": 13376315,
  "title": "Brazil’s second MAGA moment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/brazils-second-maga-moment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T09:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Buenos Aires Times",
    "slug": "buenos-aires-times",
    "url": "https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/opinion-and-analysis/brazils-second-maga-moment.phtml"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazil's recent presidential election between Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro has triggered significant ripple effects throughout Latin America. If Flavio ultimately emerges victorious in the run-off scheduled for October 25, it would mark a major shift in the region, with a \"blue wave\" of right-wing presidents sweeping across Latin America. On the other hand, if Flavio fails to secure the presidency, the composition of Brazil's Congress and the distribution of governors would heavily favor Flavio's Partido Liberal (PL) party, giving their agenda greater momentum. This outcome would also solidify a new hegemony in the Southern Hemisphere, modeled after US President Donald Trump's MAGA movement. President Javier Milei of Argentina is the most prominent example of this trend. However, Brazil has emerged as the ultimate prize in this political shift. The election was exceptionally close, with Flavio topping Lula by just 1.87 percentage points, the smallest margin in Brazilian history. Lula received 47.03% of the vote, while Flavio secured 45.16%. Notably, 33 million Brazilians abstained from voting, representing a 21.08% abstention rate. In the legislative branch, right-wing parties secured a commanding 59% of the Chamber of Deputies and 43 of the 81 Senate seats, bolstering their position in Congress. Bolsonaro's party even managed to win five outright governorships, including São Paulo, where Tarcisio de Freitas defeated Fernando Haddad of Lula's PT with 62.65% to Haddad's 36.42%. Flavio has received endorsements from several parties, including Ronaldo Caiado of the Partido Social Democrático (PSD), who garnered 2.18% of the vote in the first round. Meanwhile, Flavio's third-place finisher, Augusto Curry, has indicated he will not take sides, while Renan Santos, the second-place finisher at 2.24%, appears politically aligned with the right but campaigned on disillusionment with the Bolsonaro family. Lula's strategy will likely focus on efforts to increase voter turnout to overturn his loss of support compared to the 2022 election.",
  "summary": "South America has truly turned to the right politically in a move that mirrors the “pink tide” of the early 2000s. Leer más",
  "key_points": [
    "33 million Brazilians abstain from voting, representing 21.08% abstention rate.",
    "Right-wing parties secure 59% of Chamber of Deputies and 43 of 81 Senate seats."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}