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DL joins the launch of the AAPO and its parliamentary openness index
30 October, 2026
With the aim of continuing to build bridges between Latin America and Asia on parliamentary openness, Directorio Legislativo (DL) took part in the first regional meeting of the Asian Alliance for Parliamentary Openness (AAPO), held from 25 to 27 ⇢
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Elections in Brazil: Lula pulls off a historic comeback but will face a more challenging Congress
27 October, 2026
Lula da Silva (PT) was re-elected president of Brazil in the runoff held on Sunday, October 25. He won 51.79% of the valid votes (64.2 million), compared with 48.21% for Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (59.8 million), a margin of 4.4 million votes. Lula thus ⇢
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Elections in Brazil: Flávio Bolsonaro heads into the runoff with a narrow lead over Lula
22 October, 2026
On Sunday, October 25, Brazil will hold a runoff to decide who will take office as president on January 5, 2027. The race pits President Lula da Silva (PT), who is seeking a fourth term, against Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), son of former president Jair ⇢
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Flávio Bolsonaro Wins the First Round and Becomes the Largest Minority in Congress
7 October, 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro leads the first-round results of Brazil’s presidential election after coming out ahead in the general election held last Sunday. The Liberal Party (PL) candidate won 47.03% of valid votes, against 45.16% for President Lula da ⇢
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Directorio Legislativo brings a Latin American voice to global democracy talks in Brussels and New York
2 October, 2026
Directorio Legislativo’s Global Executive Director, María Baron, spent part of September in Brussels and New York, bringing a Latin American perspective to international conversations on the future of democracy around the International Day of ⇢
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Elections in Brazil: Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro head toward an open runoff
1 October, 2026
On October 4, Brazil will hold general elections to choose its president and vice president, governors, senators and federal deputies. Although 13 candidates are running, the race is polarized between President Lula da Silva (PT), who is seeking a ⇢
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DL works on the new edition of the Directorio Legislativo de Colombia 2026-2030
1 October, 2026
Following the complete renewal of Congress in July, the DL team is gathering, office by office, information on the 286 members of Congress who make up the Senate and the House of Representatives. Fundación Directorio Legislativo (DL) is preparing ⇢
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Colombia 2026–2030: The “Patria Milagro” and Abelardo de la Espriella’s New Power Map
13 August, 2026
On August 7, Colombia marked a new political chapter with the inauguration of Abelardo de la Espriella as president for the 2026–2030 term. From Cali, the new president proclaimed the beginning of the “Patria Milagro”, a project aimed at ⇢
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The 2026–2027 Edition of the Argentine Legislative Directory Was Presented
17 July, 2026
Legislators and experts discussed the need to strengthen a culture of institutional openness, highlighted persistent transparency challenges in Argentina’s provincial legislatures, and reflected on the challenges of communicating parliamentary ⇢
