The outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro met with advisors to his incoming successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday, who described the visit as "positive" amid fears that the far-right incumbent would try to contest his election defeat.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede defeat in his first public remarks since losing Sunday's election.

Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered the removal of roadblocks set up by the supporters of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who is yet to concede defeat in the presidential election.

Lula has vowed a return to state-driven economic growth and social policies that helped lift millions out of poverty when he governed Brazil from 2003 to 2010.

A polarized Brazilian electorate cast votes in a knife-edge presidential runoff that pits far-right incumbent President Bolsonaro against leftist former leader Silva.

An American journalist and political commentator says the Brazilian election is difficult to understand from a US perspective.

Former US president Donald Trump has ranted against Brazil's former two-term president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and hailed the country’s current President Jair Bolsonaro.

Human rights groups and researchers have raised the alarm about the failure of social media platforms in Brazil.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro says he will accept a possible defeat in the second round of the presidential election, provided that "nothing abnormal" happens during the vote.

Brazil's leftist presidential contender Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro traded jabs and insults as they squared off in their first head-to-head TV debate on Sunday night.