Globo cancels debate less than an hour before start
Without Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, Globo cancels presidential debate scheduled for this Thursday (1st), after a series of judicial turnarounds
TL;DR
- TV Globo canceled its presidential debate on Thursday after candidates Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro withdrew.
- The broadcaster cited "legal uncertainty" and "undue interference" from judicial decisions.
- The debate had already undergone changes, with candidates Romeu Zema and Renan Santos being added following court orders.
- The cancellation happened three days before the first round of voting, with Lula and Bolsonaro in a technical tie according to a recent poll.