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Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered police to remove roadblocks set up by supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro to protest his defeat in Sunday's election.

An anti-crime operation in a Rio de Janeiro slum left at least 22 people dead Tuesday. A further seven people were hospitalized, according to health officials.

Polls were open in Brazil on Sunday for what many are calling the most polarizing election in the country’s recent history.

Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro was elected four years ago, with major support specifically from black evangelical Christian women.

Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, has broken his silence for the first time since his loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the presidential elections.

Two days after his presidential election defeat, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signals his concession to President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva while also expressing his support to protestors who have been blocking major roads across the country. NBC News’ Marissa Parra has more on this historic election.

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On October 2, 2022, Brazilians voted in the first round of their presidential election. The top two finishers were current president Jair Bolsonaro and former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Both candidates will face each other in a run-off on October 30. Lula is considered likely to win.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected Brazil's new president, according the electoral court. The leftist leader defeated the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by less than 2 percentage points in the runoff vote. Juan Pablo Spinetto and Shery Ahn report on Bloomberg Television.

Brazil’s presidential election is still without a clear winner after no candidate could capture half the vote in the highly polarized election. Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will now face off in a run-off vote later this month.

Brazilians are heading to the polls in a presidential election run-off. Correspondent Monica Yanakiew explains why it’s such an emotional time for the country.

Left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. In the first round, Lula won 48% against Bolsonaro's 43%.

The search continues for a missing British journalist Dom Phillips and his expert guide Bruno Pereira in Brazil. NBC News’ George Solis explains how the Phillip's family has criticized the Brazilian government’s search response after conflicting reports that the pair’s bodies were found.

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have blocked roads across the country after he lost Sunday's election. Former leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won by a little more than 1 percent. Bolsonaro has still not publicly conceded defeat.

At least 25 people including a police officer have been killed in a shootout in Rio de Janeiro, according to local media.

Leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated incumbent right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s elections by less than two points on Sunday, a result which is yet to be accepted by the far-right leader who has previously made unproven allegations of electoral fraud.

Street protests in Brazil over the weekend's federal election results are beginning to dwindle as the transfer of power begins.

The Supreme Court in Brazil has imposed temporary restrictions on the purchase of guns, citing the risk of political violence ahead of the presidential election next month.

Brazilians will vote on Sunday to elect their next president, in a competition between left-wing former President Lula da Silva and right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

The results from Brazil’s presidential election runoff are grabbing global attention. NBC News’ Marissa Parra reports on how in the world’s fourth-largest democracy, former leftist President Lula da Silva beat out incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.