An electoral court in Brasília reversed a ban on Michelle Bolsonaro’s Senate campaign ad featuring her husband, finding no clear electoral message from the former president. Her rival maintains that the underlying restriction on his political intervention still applies.
André Mendonça is contesting Alexandre de Moraes’s allegations and seeking full access to the long-running fake-news inquiry. The dispute leaves STF President Edson Fachin to weigh due-process objections against competing claims of misconduct.
An Atlas/Bloomberg poll gives Lula a modest first-round advantage over Flávio Bolsonaro, but puts a potential runoff within the margin of error. Coverage across the political spectrum agrees the race is tight, while differing over whether it points to a first-round decision or an unsettled contest.
Washington and Beijing have extended their trade pause and publicly emphasized dialogue, yet their differences over Taiwan, advanced technology, critical minerals and Iran remain unresolved.
Michelle Bolsonaro was admitted to a Brasília hospital with a migraine episode, according to reports from across Brazil’s political media. Accounts agree there was no discharge forecast, while one adds that the episode followed similar symptoms two months earlier.
Pope Leo XIV’s four-day trip to France will bring Catholic teaching on AI, migration and end-of-life issues into a country where regular worship remains low but adult conversions and public interest are rising.
At the UN General Assembly, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva framed Brazilian sovereignty as compatible with multilateralism, while a favorable but qualified editorial said he largely met the demands of a head-of-state address.
Justice Cristiano Zanin will report on Senator Alessandro Vieira’s request for the Supreme Court to require Senate President Davi Alcolumbre to advance a proposed inquiry into alleged Banco Master ties involving two justices.
Justice Luiz Fux has been assigned a case seeking Senate visitor records involving Daniel Vorcaro, Viviane Barci de Moraes and others. The reassignment follows Alexandre de Moraes’s recusal because his wife is named in the request.
Gilmar Mendes wants the Supreme Court’s full bench to settle whether sugar and ethanol mills must prove losses individually before receiving compensation. The procedural move comes as reports revive scrutiny of Banco Master’s financial interest in the claims and contacts around the case.
Brazilian country singer Rick Sollo was among five people killed when a helicopter crashed in Santa Catarina. Reports agree that severe weather complicated the search, while authorities prepare to investigate the cause.
Brazil’s electoral court ordered Instagram to remove and block republication of a video alleging links between Flávio Bolsonaro and Banco Master. Supporters of the ruling stress unsubstantiated criminal claims; critics point to wider concerns over judicial limits on online speech.
Brazil’s electoral court ordered the removal of 15 ministry website posts after partially accepting a complaint alleging prohibited institutional advertising. The government can defend itself, while the judge declined a broader freeze on official updates.
Brazilian journalist and writer Zuenir Ventura has died at 95 in Rio de Janeiro. Accounts across the press agree on the breadth of his career, while emphasizing different parts of his reporting, literary work and influence on younger journalists.
The United States and 14 regional governments pledged coordinated measures against 24 groups, including Brazil’s PCC and CV. Brazil’s absence reflects its narrower legal definition of terrorism, while critics cast it as a diplomatic exclusion.
Justice André Mendonça wants Brazil’s Supreme Court leadership to investigate Alexandre de Moraes over intelligence reports used against him, while Moraes argues Mendonça’s own actions should be scrutinized. The competing requests now rest with STF President Edson Fachin.
At the UN, Donald Trump paired an offer to help Iran rebuild through a deal with a threat of annihilation. Supportive coverage presented the message as strength and deterrence, while critics and Iranian officials said it risks deepening the conflict.
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified the 222-meter McGetchin crater, formed in 2024 by a relatively small incoming object. Its debris field and altered surface conditions underline the hazards planners face as lunar activity expands.
Chinese cities are expanding cash-reward reporting systems and enforcement measures for unregistered religious activity. Beijing frames the policies as public-order safeguards, while rights advocates say they risk criminalizing peaceful worship outside state-approved bodies.
Donald Trump’s first meeting with Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez signals a thaw centred on energy, investment and security. But protesters and political critics argue that economic engagement should not eclipse demands for electoral guarantees.
