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Latin America’s conservative shift faces its biggest test yet in Brazil election
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SÃO PAULO: As Brazil goes to the polls Sunday, analysts are watching closely to see whether the continent’s most populous nation will be the latest domino to fall into the conservative column, following Colombia, Peru, Chile and others, in voting out the left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Known by his nickname Lula, the 80-year-old, who served time in jail for corruption in a massive payback bribery scandal, barely leads Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Going into Sunday’s first round, neither candidate is expected to win outright. The latest Datafolha poll puts Lula at 42% and Bolsonaro at 38%, with a two-point margin of error. If the election goes to a runoff, it has Lula up by 3%. But the polls have been wrong before.
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Flavio Bolsonaro, top center, during a campaign rally in Sao Joao de Meriti, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Bolsonaro are deadlocked less than two weeks before Brazil’s election, a new poll showed, following fresh revelations about the challenger’s ties to a jailed banker at the center of a massive fraud scheme. (Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«The problem with Datafolha, which is the largest polling institute in the country, is that it tends to underestimate the force and voting intention in candidates running against Lula or the Workers Party (PT). This has been consistent for at least over a decade, and it underestimated Jair Bolsonaro’s number on the runoff of 2018 by 7%,» Roberto Reis, an electoral strategist working with several candidates across multiple electoral tiers and analyzing aggregator data, told Fox News Digital. «According to the latest aggregator data such as MRT News or Polling Data, we currently have Lula leading Bolsonaro 42% to 39% on the first runoff of the elections with Bolsonaro leading Lula 45% to 44% on the runoff,» he added.
One Brazil analyst said the election is about more than just another ideological contest between left and right in Latin America. It is the single major remaining stumbling block in the Western Hemisphere that still hasn’t shifted to conservativism. While there are other left-wing governments in the hemisphere, including Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua and Uruguay, Brazil is by far the largest and most important economy in this group with its status as the 11th largest world economy, according to the IMF, and the 10th largest world economy, according to the World Bank.
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Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves during a campaign rally on the eve of the general election, in Sao Paulo on Oct. 3, 2026. Brazilians go to the polls on Oct. 4 in a tight race led by Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro. (Luis Robayo/AFP Via Getty Images)
Bolsonaro has spent much of the campaign cultivating a relationship with President Donald Trump and presenting himself as a potential U.S. partner in the Western Hemisphere. He met Trump at the White House in May, where the two discussed organized crime, tariffs and Brazil’s rare earth and critical mineral reserves — both critical prime-source materials Brazil has plenty of and which could significantly lower U.S. and European dependency on Russia and China.
Bolsonaro also said he had asked Washington to designate Brazil’s two largest criminal organizations, the First Capital Command (PCC, in its Portuguese acronym) and Red Command (Comando Vermelho, in Portuguese), as terrorist groups. Both designations were accepted by the Department of State on May 28 and became effective in June under section 219 of the Immigration and Naturalization Code.
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The designation by the U.S. government incensed Lula and his allies and was viewed as direct meddling in domestic affairs and a rubber stamp from the Trump administration that the left-wing, populist president has not been doing enough to combat organized crime in his country, directly favoring Bolsonaro’s contest in the elections.
Flávio Bolsonaro has also proposed a free-trade agreement between Brazil and the United States, potentially expanding it into a broader free-trade arrangement among countries in the Americas. And his campaign has emphasized cooperation with Washington on critical minerals, an increasingly strategic issue as the Trump administration tries to reduce U.S. dependence on China, as per a current report by Brazil’s leading newspaper, Folha de S. Paulo.
That would represent a significant change in emphasis from Lula’s foreign policy.
Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro has entered the 2026 Brazilian presidential race after father’s prison endorsement. (Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images)
China is Brazil’s largest trading partner, and Brazilian agricultural exports to China totaled more than $55 billion in 2025, according to Reuters. Lula has defended maintaining strong relations with Beijing while pursuing what he describes as an independent foreign policy that oftentimes borders on aggressiveness toward both the United States and its closest allies, such as Israel.
Lula’s relationship with Trump has been considerably more complicated. Washington imposed new 25% tariffs on a wide range of Brazilian goods in July, affecting about $7 billion of Brazilian exports, while Lula’s government has challenged the measures and sought negotiations with Washington with very limited success so far. Washington has also imposed a ban on most new permanent visa requests coming from Brazil, and that could lead to green cards.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced his country was open for business at the inauguration of a factory for a Chinese automaker. (Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Tingshu Wang – Pool/Getty Images)
A Bolsonaro presidency would come with stated plans for closer U.S. economic and security cooperation, greater alignment with Israel, a more confrontational posture toward China’s influence in Brazil, and reduced friction both within the hemisphere and in global affairs. Whether those policies can all be implemented depends on negotiations with Congress, Brazil’s powerful bureaucracy and the country’s economic interests — especially the agribusiness and mining powerhouses in the country.
A Lula victory would mean continuity in a foreign policy trajectory that seeks strong commercial ties with China while maintaining strategic autonomy from Washington, alongside his government’s current position on Israel and Gaza. Both attitudes are in direct defiance of Trump’s policies and could end up damaging U.S.-Brazilian relations even further.
With the presidential race effectively heading toward a second round, the stakes for a new version of the Americas for U.S. interests could very much hinge on its outcome.
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El papa León XIV confirmó su viaje a la Argentina: “Me llena de alegría regresar al continente”
El papa León XIV confirmó su viaje a la Argentina, donde permanecerá entre el 8 y el 11 de noviembre, con actividades previstas en Buenos Aires, Córdoba y Luján. La visita formará parte de una gira por América Latina que también incluirá Uruguay y Perú, entre el 6 y el 17 de noviembre.
“Me llena de alegría regresar al continente en el que he vivido tantos momentos de mi vida. Que este viaje sea una ocasión para abrir nuestros corazones los unos a los otros, fortalecer nuestra comunión como hermanos y hermanas, y renovar nuestro compromiso de anunciar el Evangelio con alegría”, expresó el Pontífice en un mensaje publicado en sus redes sociales, acompañado por las etiquetas #Uruguay, #Argentina y #Perú.
En paralelo, el Vaticano difundió un comunicado sobre la evolución de su estado de salud, a dos semanas de la operación a la que fue sometido. La Oficina de Prensa de la Santa Sede ratificó que el viaje se realizará según el programa publicado anteriormente y que los últimos controles médicos no detectaron impedimentos para que el Papa cumpla con sus compromisos.
El programa oficial del Vaticano establece que León XIV llegará a Buenos Aires el domingo 8 de noviembre, procedente de Uruguay, y partirá rumbo a Lima el miércoles 11. Durante esos cuatro días tendrá actividades religiosas, encuentros institucionales y reuniones con distintos sectores de la sociedad.
Tras la publicación del mensaje de León XIV, la Oficina de Prensa de la Santa Sede difundió un comunicado sobre su recuperación posoperatoria. El texto destacó que el proceso evoluciona favorablemente y que los estudios médicos no indican la necesidad de tratamientos oncológicos adicionales.
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DHS suspends visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals amid birth tourism, security concerns
The Trump administration is suspending a visa-free travel program for Chinese nationals visiting a U.S. island territory after Republican lawmakers warned it could facilitate birth tourism and pose national security risks.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s decision targets a Biden-era program that allowed prescreened Chinese nationals to visit the Northern Mariana Islands for up to 14 days without a visa.
In a notice announcing the decision, the Department of Homeland Security cited concerns that the program could facilitate birth tourism, espionage and illegal onward travel to nearby Guam, a key hub for the U.S. military.
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The decision comes after senators Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rick Scott, R-Fla., John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Bill Cassidy, R-La., urged Mullin in April to end the program, warning that it encouraged birth tourism and posed national security risks.
Lee celebrated the decision in a post on X.
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«America is not a nursery for the CCP to steal citizenship,» Lee wrote, referring to the Chinese Communist Party. «Thank you, President Trump!»
Rep. Chip Roy’s press office also welcomed the move, saying the Texas Republican and Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., had raised concerns about the program in March.
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«Rep. Roy is pleased to hear the Trump Admin closed this dangerous loophole,» his office wrote on X.
Birth tourism is when someone travels to the United States primarily to give birth so their child can become an American citizen. Some travelers have hidden the purpose of their trip when applying for a visa.
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The program at issue was created in 2024 and took effect the following year. More than 3,000 Chinese nationals used it to enter the Northern Mariana Islands in fiscal year 2025, according to DHS.
Those travelers were screened by Customs and Border Protection, but did not have to obtain a visa through a U.S. consulate, the department said.
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The suspension is set to take effect at 2 p.m. EDT on Oct. 30 and will apply to both new applicants and travelers who have already been approved. Those already in the territory under the program may finish their authorized stays but will need a visa for future visits unless another lawful exception applies.
DHS said the suspension will remain in place while the department evaluates the program with the secretaries of state and the interior.
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The department warned that the program could make it easier for Chinese nationals to travel to the territory to give birth.
«While birth tourism has long been an issue in the CNMI, the availability of visa-exempt travel and reduced vetting under EVS-TAP may lower barriers to this practice,» the notice says.
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DHS also said birth tourism can strain the islands’ medical system. The notice did not provide a number of births linked to travelers who entered through the program, formally known as the Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program.
The department warned that visa-free travel could be exploited for intelligence gathering near U.S. military facilities. The Northern Mariana Islands are home to Tinian Air Base, while Guam hosts several military installations.
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Although the program did not permit visitors to travel to Guam or the U.S. mainland, DHS cited previous cases involving Chinese nationals smuggled by boat from the Northern Mariana Islands to Guam. Those cases involved earlier travel policies or other streamlined arrangements, but DHS said they showed a vulnerability that the newer program had not eliminated.
The suspension comes as the Trump administration pursues a broader crackdown on birth tourism. A State Department task force launched Aug. 12 had revoked more than 750 visas tied to suspected birth tourism activity as of late August, the department previously told Digital.
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott told Digital that officials were working with international partners and law enforcement to identify travel patterns that could point to birth tourism networks.
Pigott said some networks help visitors conceal the purpose of their trips and then coach them on how to avoid paying medical bills.
The Northern Mariana Islands program is separate from the visitor visa process targeted by those revocations.
Digital’s Peter D’Abrosca contributed to this report.
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“Donde sea que estés, espero encuentres la paz que tanto deseaste en vida”, el mensaje del youtuber salvadoreño Fernanfloo para despedir a El Komanche
Luis Fernando Flores Alvarado, el youtuber salvadoreño conocido como Fernanfloo, fue de los primeros en despedir a Carlos Mauricio Gómez, el streamer salvadoreño conocido como El Komanche, hallado sin vida en Monterrey, México.
El creador de videojuegos y comedia, con más de 10 mil millones de visualizaciones acumuladas en su canal de 50 millones de suscriptores, escribió en X: “Descansa en paz amigo. Donde sea que estés, espero encuentres la paz que tanto deseaste en vida, te querré por siempre perrito”. La publicación superó las 4.7 millones de visualizaciones.
Efraín Orellana, el grafitero salvadoreño conocido como tntgraffiti y uno de los amigos más cercanos de El Komanche, también publicó un sentido mensaje en sus redes sociales, tras la confirmación de la noticia.
“Hasta el cielo hermanito. Esta semana iniciábamos una Gira que preferiste cancelar todo por el GTA quizá esa fue tu excusa para no contar todo lo que ya te estaba pasando”, escribió Orellana.
“Nunca te vamos a olvidar, dejas un legado muy grande, tu gran corazón te permitió ayudarle a todos los que apenas iniciámos… Te amo mi perrito, mi dog, mi chuchón. Hasta pronto», cerró el sentido mensaje el grafitero.
Juan José Llovera, otro creador salvadoreño, compartió imágenes y videos junto a El Komanche. “Komanche, acabo de recibir la noticia y se me ha partido el corazón en mil pedazos”, escribió.
Llovera contó que apenas llevaban dos años de conocerse, pero sentía que habían sido amigos de toda la vida. “Pocas personas he conocido con un humor, un carisma y una forma de ser tan únicos como los tuyos”, agregó junto a un video donde ambos están bailando.
El creador lamentó que no pudieran concretar un último viaje del que tanto habían hablado: ver a Lionel Messi jugar un Mundial. “Nunca imaginé que ya no tendría la oportunidad de verte una vez más”, escribió, y cerró con un mensaje dirigido “hasta el cielo, mi hermano”.
Creadores más jóvenes también se sumaron a las despedidas. Andy Salas, conocida como Andynosaurio, publicó: “Hay personas que se sienten con el derecho de acosar y molestar eternamente a los demás y no tendría que ser así. Pero, por lo que sea, aquí te voy a recordar como un grande siempre”, junto a una foto con El Komanche en el centro histórico de San Salvador.
El argentino Coscu, otro de los primeros streamers en reaccionar, también condenó el acoso digital en duros términos: “Eso pasa cuando comunidades de ratas juegan a ser jueces de la vida del resto de personas”, escribió, según AS, el diario deportivo español.
Las autoridades de Nuevo León en México, mantienen abierta la investigación sobre las circunstancias exactas del fallecimiento, mientras los mensajes de despedida de creadores salvadoreños, mexicanos, peruanos y españoles siguen multiplicándose en redes sociales.
El hallazgo del cuerpo en una vivienda de Monterrey
El Komanche, de 30 años, fue localizado sin vida en una vivienda de la colonia Paseo de Cumbres, en Monterrey, Nuevo León. Vecinos de la zona alertaron a las autoridades al notar que la puerta de la casa permanecía abierta, según La República, diario peruano. Temieron un robo.
Cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar, encontraron el cuerpo sin signos vitales en el patio trasero del inmueble. El diario precisó que no se observaron huellas visibles de violencia, mientras la causa oficial del deceso continúa bajo investigación.
Byron Reyes, mánager y amigo del creador, confirmó la noticia tras hablar con la familia. En su publicación, según consignó Cadena SER, la cadena de radio española, denunció que “el bullying a cualquier escala no es un juego”, una frase que varios colegas del streamer retomaron en sus propios mensajes de despedida.
Komanche había publicado el 19 de octubre un mensaje que hoy su comunidad relee con otros ojos: “Los días simplemente no mejoran”. Esa publicación superó las 2,8 millones de visualizaciones tras conocerse su muerte, según Vanguardia, diario colombiano.
Quién era El Komanche para la comunidad gamer en español
El Komanche inició en el streaming en 2015, aunque su salto a la fama llegó a partir de 2020 gracias a su contenido de GTA, Fortnite y Minecraft, según AS.
El salvadoreño había estado cerca de subirse al cuadrilátero en La Velada del Año, el evento de boxeo entre creadores organizado por el streamer español Ibai Llanos.
En septiembre, El Komanche había quedado en el centro de una polémica después de que la creadora de contenido Fernanda Vallo lo acusara de presionarla con fines sexuales a cambio de oportunidades laborales, según Ámbito, diario argentino.
Días antes de su muerte, también se había hecho viral una transmisión suya en la que hablaba de sus deudas y de la pérdida de patrocinios.
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