AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoRunoff Campaign: Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva face an Oct. 25 runoff after Bolsonaro led the first round by about two points. Both are chasing undecided voters and more than 33 million people who abstained; thousands of students marched in Rio to oppose a Bolsonaro presidency. Bolsonaro has also pledged to review Lula’s consumption-tax reform. Oil and Gas: Brazil’s largest pre-salt auction awarded seven of 13 offshore blocks, bringing in 530 million reais in signing bonuses, though each winning block drew only one bidder. Trade: September’s trade surplus more than doubled year on year to US$7.74 billion, driven by stronger exports of oil, copper and farm goods. Election Oversight: OAS observers praised the peaceful vote and electoral authorities’ technical capacity, while warning of polarization and disinformation about voting systems. Forestry: The UN Food and Agriculture Organization named Embrapa Florestas the world’s first Reference Center for Planted Forests.
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