Presidential runoff under way in Brazil

What the coverage shows

Most outlets frame the story as a tight, high-stakes runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, with France 24, AP, Al Jazeera, Newsweek and the New York Times all emphasizing the narrow race or dead heat. PBS NewsHour, the Guardian and The Independent add broader consequences, but differ in emphasis: PBS and the Times foreground possible regional or political repercussions, while The Independent leans into the Bolsonaro family angle. Only Democracy Now! highlights AI, Meta and evangelicals in the race, and only BBC headlines focus on candidate profiles or the Amazon rather than the runoff itself.

Written by Crossfiled from the 10 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.