Who will have the most TV campaign time? See how the electoral airtime is divided among presidential candidates
extra27 August 2026 at 20:12
Free electoral propaganda on radio and television has begun, first destined for Senate candidates, state and governor, and then for presidential candidates. President Lula (PT) will have the longest propaganda time in the first round, with 5 minutes and 31 seconds for the coalition "Brazil Ready for More." PL, Jair Bolsonaro's party, will have the second largest space, with 4 minutes and 20 seconds. The media plan was unanimously approved by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
CNN Portugal commentator Rui Calafate analyzed the latest developments surrounding the controversies involving Luís Neves, the Minister of Internal Administration, regarding the violent crime that is taking hold in Portugal.
João Soares, invited by the PSD to speak at the party's Summer University, criticized Hugo Soares for drawing an equivalence between António Costa and André Ventura, calling it "indecency", but preferred to downplay the controversy with the Ministry of Internal Administration, lamenting the "miserable campaign" against Luís Neves, whom he called an "excellent president" of the Judicial Police.
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