The world seen from Brazil, not Brazil seen from a foreign analyst's desk.
Trump lost Congress, and the allies who wore his cap around the world are in trouble too: Netanyahu is left without a majority in Israel's parliament, Flávio Bolsonaro fled to the United States, and Milei's Argentina has closed more than 32,000 companies.
The three Senate candidates Trump hand-picked in key states lost. His party gave up the Senate, the House and four governorships. In exit polls, six in ten voters said Trump weighed on their vote, and only 38% approved of the president.
NBC projects a Democratic majority in both chambers. In the Senate, there were seven flips, from Texas to Maine, where Susan Collins lost; the tally goes to 54 to 44. In the House, the estimate is 258 Democratic seats to 177. In the states, Democrats took the governorships of Georgia, Ohio, Iowa and Nevada.
On October 8, he wrote that he would not attack Iran "at any time prior to the Midterm Elections." On Monday (November 2), one day before the vote, American forces struck targets on Qeshm island, in the Strait of Hormuz. The White House called it a "defensive" attack.
By the count of the Committee to Protect Journalists, the most restrictive of all, Israel has killed 241 media professionals since October 2023: 191 Palestinians in Gaza and in prisons, plus people killed in Yemen, Lebanon and Iran. In 74 cases, the committee confirmed the journalist was a deliberate target.
In a call described as tough, the Israeli prime minister asked that the bombing resume right after November 3. In October, Trump blocked a strike Israel had ready. The claim that Netanyahu wants a nuclear bomb comes from Tucker Carlson, with no proof; Trump says he would not use one.
By the IMF's projection for 2026, Japan's government debt reaches 199.4% of GDP, Italy's 137.9% and America's 126.8%. Seven of the G20's 19 economies owe more than they produce in a year. Brazil is 8th, at 97%.
The employer registry of the Superintendence of Labor Risks fell from 512,357 to 480,067 between November 2023 and July 2026. That is 437,000 fewer formal jobs, and 99.7% of the lost companies have up to 500 employees.
