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Federal police urge Supreme Court probe Bolsonaro money laundering

By Drooid · Oct 19, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Lula-Bolsonaro Debate

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro clashed in a debate before the Oct 25 runoff.
Lula called Bolsonaro a “habitual liar, a thug” and refused to stand near him.
Bolsonaro paced behind Lula, shouted “Brazil is going to retire you,” and mocked his 2017 conviction.
Federal police asked the Supreme Court to probe Bolsonaro’s alleged money-laundering with lawyer Daniel Vorcaro.

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Bolsonaro Leads

Nexus/BTG Pactual poll shows Bolsonaro at 46.5% and Lula at 45.9% in a runoff scenario.
AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll projects Bolsonaro at 49.8% and Lula at 47.6% for the second round.
Nexus poll surveyed 2,002 people Oct 16-18 with a ±2-point margin of error.
AtlasIntel poll surveyed 4,998 people Oct 13-18 with a 1-point margin of error.
Datafolha poll surveyed 2,520 people Oct 13-14 with a ±2-point margin, 6% blanks and 2% undecided.

History

Historical Context

The 2018 runoff that sent far-right deputy Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency—winning 55.13% of the vote after a bruising campaign marked by Operation Car Wash probes and 1,200 Federal Police corruption investigations—followed the 2016 impeachment of Dilma Rousseff and the 2017 conviction of Luiz Inácio Lula. Now, in 2024, the Supreme Court reviews a police request to probe Bolsonaro’s alleged money-laundering with lawyer Daniel Vorcaro.

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Lula-Bolsonaro Debate

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro clashed in a debate before the Oct 25 runoff.
Lula called Bolsonaro a “habitual liar, a thug” and refused to stand near him.
Bolsonaro paced behind Lula, shouted “Brazil is going to retire you,” and mocked his 2017 conviction.
Federal police asked the Supreme Court to probe Bolsonaro’s alleged money-laundering with lawyer Daniel Vorcaro.

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