In Brazil, a pivotal runoff election will take place this Sunday, October 25, between President Lula and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. The country is basically divided in half and there is a lot on the line – including public beach access.

Flávio Bolsonaro, whose father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, is in prison serving a sentence of more than 27 years after Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted him of plotting a coup, has been frequently in the news for several scandals, most notably because of his ties to Daniel Vorcaro. Vorcaro is at the center of a massive financial and political scandal in Brazil following the extrajudicial liquidation of his bank, Banco Master, in November 2025 amid allegations of multi-billion-dollar fraud.…