Brazil’s Leading Presidential Candidates Snub TV Debate Ahead of Sunday’s Election – WTOP News
TV Globo canceled the broadcast following court ruling changes and a Datafolha poll showing Lula with 42% support against 38% for Bolsonaro, officials said.
- On Thursday, TV Globo cancelled the final presidential debate after both frontrunners, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, opted to skip the event.
- Flavio withdrew after Lula declined to attend, continuing a trend where the president has skipped every debate this year while seeking his fourth non-consecutive term.
- A Datafolha poll on Thursday shows Lula with 42% support against 38% for Flavio, while runoff simulations suggest the president would secure 48% to the senator's 45%.
- The cancellation deprives 158 million voters of a final policy clash before Sunday's election and underscores the declining role of televised debates in Brazil.
- Instead of attending, Lula will appear on a podcast during the scheduled debate, saying debates are not "helpful to the public," while four other candidates were prepared to participate.
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The Seattle TimesBrazil’s leading presidential candidates snub TV debate ahead of Sunday’s election
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro snubbed a planned debate ahead of the first round of the presidential election, depriving 158 million voters from watching them face off. A debate organized by TV Globo, the country’s most popular broadcaster, was set for Thursday and offered...
Brazil’s leading presidential candidates snub TV debate ahead of Sunday’s election – WTOP News
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro snubbed a planned debate ahead of the first round of the presidential election, depriving 158 million voters from watching them face off. A debate organized by TV Globo, the country’s most popular broadcaster, was set for Thursday and offered...
TV Globo, Brazil's largest TV channel, on Thursday shortly before the start of the final TV debate for Sunday's presidential elections...
The candidate for the Brazilian presidency of the ultra-right Liberal Party (PL), and son of Jair Bolsonaro, announced his decision on social networks shortly before the realization of the panel that would broadcast TV Globo, from which the Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had already been subtracted.
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