# The media battle behind Brazil’s election

https://mins.news/en/item/75238

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-26 13:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/the-listening-post/2026/9/26/the-media-battle-behind-brazils-election?traffic_source=rss

> As Brazil heads toward national elections, Flavio Bolsonaro is campaigning as a more moderate alternative to his father, Jair Bolsonaro. Coverage is dominated by the country’s biggest banking-fraud case, amid a familiar view that political figures are all equally corrupt. Donald Trump’s White House media ban also appears to have backfired, while Spain’s fringe neo-Nazi Nucleo Nacional faces scrutiny over its online following and publicity.

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