Paper You Can Hold
Paraguay votes on machines that print each vote on a chip-embedded paper ballot. How the system works, how it is meant to build trust, and what Brazil could and could not learn from it.
Paraguay votes on machines that print each vote on a chip-embedded paper ballot. How the system works, how it is meant to build trust, and what Brazil could and could not learn from it.
Why nothing official can exist before 17:00 on Brazilian election day, how the electronic voting machines work, and how anyone can check the results themselves.
The U.S. suspended consular services and Australia closed its embassy in Brasília just before Brazil’s election, while American warships remain in the Caribbean. What is Washington preparing for? The public evidence points to several readings, and none settles the question.
Days before the first round of voting, the ban on sports betting has opened a rift between the Planalto Palace and Brazilian football.
Lula, Trump, and Brazil’s Fraught Election Season eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, September 22, 2026 – When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stepped to the podium to open the UN General Assembly’s 81st session on September 22, 2026, he wasn’t just delivering Brazil’s traditional opening address — he was speaking, twelve days before his own re-election bid, directly…
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Inside Flávio Bolsonaro’s Mission to Washington — and Lula’s Bet That It Backfires eyesonbrasil There’s a particular kind of political theater that only works when both sides need the audience to believe something different about the same scene. That’s roughly what’s been playing out between Brasília and Washington for the past month, as Senator Flávio…
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