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The first debate between the Brazilian presidential candidates, Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, which was scheduled to start at midnight, was postponed by 15 minutes, with the candidates emphasizing the need for a civic debate and to clarify their proposals for the country. #DebatePresidencial #EleiçõesBrasil #ManifestaçõesFrança (translated)

The Political Axis reported that Lula (PT) arrived at Band studios for the first presidential debate with Flávio Bolsonaro. According to the publication, he was accompanied by Janja, Fernando Haddad, Simone Tebet, Rui Costa, Rafael Fonteles, Sidônio Palmeira, and André Janones. https://t.co/KaI794jsfe #DebatePresidencial #Lula #Eleições2022 (translated)

David Ágape wrote that the Attorney General of the Union, Jorge Messias, used an official profile with a seal and link to the AGU to campaign for Lula. He stated that Messias followed a direction from André Janones and criticized the conduct as subservient to the president. Ágape said that, about six months earlier, the AGU, then led by Messias, had published a guideline stating that public agents could not use the prestige of their position or institutional visibility to promote candidacies nor confuse personal manifestations with official positions. According to him, the official channels of the AGU were also restricted during the election period. The author recalled that Messias had been nominated by Lula to the Supreme Court but was rejected by the Senate. Ágape stated that this was the first rejection of a presidential nominee to the Court since 1894. He also questioned whether a revelation attributed to the outlet A Investigação would have influenced the rejection: according to the cited report, Messias signed an AGU opinion favorable to aspects of late abortion and later reportedly cried and said he signed without reading. In the end, Ágape stated that Messias would be close to leaving the position and suggested he would return to acting as a messenger for his political group. https://t.co/KMq0Oyg2R9 #Política #Brasil #AGU (translated)

Karina Michelin wrote that images from the Trianon-Masp station on Avenida Paulista showed protesters arriving at a protest in São Paulo on Sunday, October 18. She described a large presence of green and yellow in the area, seven days before the second round of the presidential elections. https://t.co/28IzVlLgsg #Eleições2022 #SãoPaulo #Manifestações (translated)

Yves Adriano stated that a crowd was heading to Avenida Paulista to welcome Flávio at the "Bloquinho do 22." According to him, the presidential candidate was arriving in São Paulo accompanied by Tarcísio, Ricardo Nunes, Nikolas Ferreira, and Pavanato. Adriano also expressed confidence in Brazil's victory. #Brasil #Eleições2022 #AvPaulista (translated)

The Meio Independente stated that a crowd headed to Avenida Paulista to welcome Flávio at the "Bloquinho do 22." The publication said that the presidential candidate arrived in São Paulo accompanied by Tarcísio, Ricardo Nunes, Nikolas, Pavanato, and Campopiano. https://t.co/WacqVA5kzv #Flávio #Bloquinho22 #SãoPaulo (translated)

Paulo Teixeira stated that the delay in the purchase of vaccines during Bolsonaro's government cost the life of Paulo Gustavo and over 700,000 Brazilians. He also said that Bolsonaro vetoed the Paulo Gustavo Law, but that the National Congress overturned the veto. Teixeira described the family as cruel and stated that they intended to reach the Presidency of the Republic. #ElesPoderiamEstarVivos #Vacinas #Justiça #Bolsonaro (translated)

Jones Manoel wrote that, according to a report from the newspaper O POVO, executives from Rede Globo met with Flávio Bolsonaro hours before a hearing to discuss the possible legalization of bets, which were banned by the Lula government. According to the report, the ban affected the financial interests of Grupo Globo, which would operate in this market through MGM Bet and advertising contracts. Manoel stated that the meeting should be debated because, while workers depended on the maintenance of their rights, executives from the network would have discussed economic interests and changes in labor legislation with a presidential candidate shortly before interviewing him. He also said that Globo was neither progressive nor defended democracy, but rather the interests of the elite and imperialism, and questioned how the financial interests of large companies could influence political maneuvering and journalistic coverage. #Globo #Política #Brasil (translated)

Meio Independente reported that allies of Flávio, the PL presidential candidate, rejected the impeachment of Nunes Marques as a condition to remove Alexandre de Moraes. According to the outlet, Flávio's party members considered it "absurd" and a "false equivalence" to associate the minister with the Master Case. Insiders said behind the scenes that Nunes Marques had not voted in the Supreme Court in favor of Vorcaro's interests and that, with the magistrate's vote, Vorcaro remained in prison. #Impeachment #Política #STF (translated)

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the PP and candidate for the Presidency of the Government, will lead his first major pre-campaign event in Catalonia with a rally in Barcelona, where the candidacy of Xavier García Albiol as the head of the list for the general elections will also be confirmed. #PartidoPopular #Feijóo #Cataluña (translated)

VOX pointed out that Santiago Abascal had stated that they were running for elections to govern and that he aspired to lead the Government. He also described VOX as a party with a vocation for government, not for protest, that sought power to change things. https://t.co/mn9p2U1XFW #VOX #Elecciones #Política (translated)

Carles Puigdemont has announced that he will not be the leader of the opposition in the Parliament, which opens the option for Junts to choose a new leader among its deputies, while speculation about his political future and a possible candidacy for the presidency of the Generalitat in 2028 continues. #Puigdemont #JxCat #Parlament (translated)