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Lula’s re-election is more than a domestic political triumph. It’s a direct challenge to the notion that the far right’s advance in Latin America is irreversible, and it reinforces Brazil’s position as a country with an independent foreign policy in a highly contested international order. For the Global South, Europe and Washington, the implications go way beyond Latin America.

With Israel’s election on October 27 and the US midterms on November 3, 2026, the debate over a wider war with Iran is politically charged: warnings may reflect real threats, geopolitical ambitions, domestic calculations — or all three at once.

The October 27 election will be a plebiscite not only on Netanyahu but on the very essence of Israeli statehood.