Latest news in Brazil? September 18th, 2026

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced he will use his upcoming address at the United Nations General Assembly to warn against foreign interference in Brazil’s upcoming general elections, amid a tight statistical race ahead of the October vote. Meanwhile, public debate has intensified over Petrobras’s offshore oil exploration in the Amazon region, drawing both economic hopes and environmental concerns from local indigenous communities. Additionally, the government recently enacted a new law tightening federal oversight and providing tax incentives regarding critical and strategic mineral deals to boost domestic processing.