# How Trump is meddling in Brazil’s upcoming election | Explainer

https://mins.news/en/video/80369

- Guardian News, 2026-09-30 13:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkCpIswNjNo

> Brazil votes on 4 October in the first round of its presidential election. Incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is running neck-and-neck with Flávio Bolsonaro, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro. Fears and accusations of US interference follow similar claims in several Latin American elections won by candidates backed by Donald Trump.

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