Flávio Bolsonaro Cancels His Participation in the Presidential Debate at the Last Minute
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A televised debate between Brazil's presidential candidates is canceled. Neither Bolsonaro nor Lula would have participated.
Neither Lula nor Flávio, the two great favorites to occupy the Palace of Planalto from 2027, will attend the debate.
Flavio Bolsonaro will also not participate in tonight's television debate, where President Lula has also canceled.
The battle between the candidates for the Palace of the Planalto will take place at 9:30 p.m.
Following a request from Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's (PT) campaign, Minister Estela Aranha, of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), prohibited TV Globo on Thursday from prominently displaying the empty chair of the PT candidate during the presidential debate, as stipulated in the broadcaster's regulations for the event. The magistrate also prohibited the other candidates from asking questions directed at the PT candidate. The decision is prelimi…
TV Globo cancelled the presidential debate that would take place on Thursday (1st), on the eve of the first round of elections. The decision came after two last-minute judicial notifications that changed the rules of the event, already previously agreed with all parties. In the time that would be the debate, the broadcaster will display an unprecedented chapter [...]
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