New powers for Congress mean increased checks on the executive, regardless of whether Lula or Bolsonaro wins on October 30.

Bolsonaro and his culturally conservative, anti-globalist allies will be a force for many years to come, writes AS/COA's Brian Winter in Foreign Affairs.

Quaest’s Felipe Nunes covers the first round and what's ahead in an October 30 runoff for presidential rivals Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro.

"Es un salto de fe porque Lula no ha dejado un programa económico con muchos detalles", dijo el vicepresidente de política de AS/COA.

"The center in Brazil did not hold. The center is almost gone," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to HuffPost.

The Economist's Brazil correspondent on first-round results and what to expect from the runoff

"Tem algo aí que precisa ser consertado", disse vice-presidente de política da AS/COA sobre metodologia das pesquisas eleitorais.