February 23, 2026 – Brazil Headlines

1Corinthians empata nos acréscimos e vence Portuguesa nos pênaltis para ir à semifinal do Paulista

Story gist: In the Paulista tournament, Corinthians equalized against Portuguesa in stoppage time and won on penalties to advance to the semifinals.
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No major left-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Center
Corinthians empata nos acréscimos e vence Portuguesa nos pênaltis para ir à semifinal do Paulista
— meutimao.com.br
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Portuguesa x Corinthians no Paulistão: onde assistir, horário e escalações
— VEJA
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting the story entirely. Center outlet (meutimao.com.br) framed Corinthians’ dramatic comeback positively with celebratory title emphasizing tie and penalty win. Right-leaning VEJA focused solely on pre-match preview (where to watch, lineups), omitting result and post-match analysis.

2Presos políticos na Venezuela começam greve de fome contra exclusões em lei de anistia

Story gist: In Venezuela, more than 200 political prisoners began a hunger strike protesting exclusions in the amnesty law. After the law’s approval, authorities received over 1,500 amnesty requests in three days.
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Mais de 200 presos políticos entram em greve de fome na Venezuela para exigir liberdade
— Folha de S.Paulo
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Center
Após aprovação de lei, Venezuela recebe mais de 1,5 mil pedidos de anistia em três dias
— G1
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Right
Presos políticos na Venezuela começam greve de fome contra exclusões em lei de anistia
— Revista Oeste
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Folha emphasizes the hunger strike by over 200 prisoners demanding freedom, portraying sympathy for detainees. Center G1 highlights the law’s approval and high volume of amnesty requests, focusing on procedural facts without protest details. Right-leaning Revista Oeste reports the strike against law exclusions neutrally, omitting request numbers and framing it as opposition to amnesty gaps.

3Aproximação de nevasca nos EUA causa cancelamento de mais de 8 mil voos

Story gist: An approaching blizzard in the northeastern US caused cancellation of more than 8,000 flights. New York declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew.
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Nova York decreta estado de emergência e toque de recolher diante de nevasca
— Folha de S.Paulo
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Center
“Superbomba” de neve deve atingir Nova York, afetar voos e estradas
— InfoMoney
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Right
No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Folha emphasize government responses, highlighting New York’s emergency declaration and curfew. Center outlets like InfoMoney use dramatic ‘superbomb’ terminology to underscore storm severity and impacts on flights and roads. Right-leaning coverage absent, missing potential emphasis on individual impacts, preparedness, or critiques of official measures.

4Lula diz que levará Receita Federal, PF e Justiça para reunião com Trump

Story gist: Brazilian President Lula stated he will bring officials from the Federal Revenue Service, Federal Police, and Justice Ministry to a meeting with US President-elect Trump.
Left
Lula dirá a Trump que Brasil não quer ‘nova Guerra Fria’ e evita comentar decisão da Suprema Corte dos EUA
— Folha de S.Paulo
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Center
Lula vai pedir a Trump que líderes de organizações criminosas que vivem em Miami sejam enviados ao Brasil
— Valor Econômico
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Right
Lula e Trump: o impacto das novas tarifas dos EUA
— Gazeta do Povo
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets (Folha) emphasize Lula’s anti-‘new Cold War’ message to Trump and his avoidance of US Supreme Court commentary, portraying diplomatic caution. Center outlets (Valor) focus on Lula’s request to extradite criminal leaders from Miami, stressing law enforcement cooperation. Right-leaning outlets (Gazeta) highlight US tariff impacts, framing economic tensions over diplomacy.