Election debate cancelled in Brazil, bomb scare outside Supreme Court

Brazilian president and opposition candidate snub the final debate ahead of the presidential election.Published On 2 Oct 20262 Oct 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his main opponent Flavio Bolsonaro have snubbed a chance at a final debate ahead of the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, while police ruled out a bomb threat outside the country’s Supreme Court.Lula, instead of taking part in the debate, opted to appear on a popular podcast with millions of YouTube subscribers while his rival Bolsonaro accused the electoral court of “censorship” as a reason for his withdrawal.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3A political dynasty? Why the Bolsonaro family dominates Brazil’s right winglist 2 of 3Brazilian government calls for probe into US funding of far-right causeslist 3 of 3Everything you need to know about Brazil’s tight presidential raceend of listBolsonaro, son of the former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, said during a live broadcast on Thursday on his social media channels that his decision not to participate in the debate was due to “censorship imposed by the electoral court”.The right-wing candidate was referring to a decisi...