The Duran | Brazil Caught Between BRICS and US Empire with Niko House | Nov. 12, 2026

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Lula's surprise win in Brazil looks very different from the ground in Rio de Janeiro. Alexander Mercouris talks with Niko House of the For the People Podcast about Alexandre de Moraes and the Supreme Court, why Lula kept Venezuela out of BRICS, free public hospitals, the Pix payment system, favelas, Brasília and soaring food prices. Is Lula quietly working with Washington, and could Brazil still become the next superpower?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introducing Niko House
00:01:46 Lula's surprise comeback over Bolsonaro
00:03:52 Election machines and jailing rivals
00:05:37 Moraes, the STF and Lula's political machine
00:07:51 Is corruption the organizing principle?
00:08:41 Free hospitals, cheap internet and Pix
00:11:43 Lula and the Democratic Party
00:12:43 Venezuela kept out of BRICS
00:14:15 Brazil slows the BRICS financial push
00:17:01 How much sway Washington still has
00:18:55 Why the Democrats won the midterms
00:22:50 Brazil's economy and soaring prices
00:29:07 Rio, São Paulo and the truth about favelas
00:33:15 Brasília and a detached elite
00:35:39 Brazil's foreign policy and superpower future

The Duran & Ray Zucaro | Nvidia Cracks, China’s Trillion Dollar Edge & Latin America Swings Left | Nov. 11, 2026

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Lula's comeback win in Brazil has broken Latin America's rightward shift, and markets are already repricing what it means for Argentina and Javier Milei next year. In this episode we speak with emerging markets investor Ray Zucaro about Brazil's economy, China's trillion dollar trade surplus, Nvidia's troubles, rare earths and why Xi heads into the Shenzhen summit holding the stronger hand. With America stuck in post midterm limbo and Europe running low on gas, is the center of economic gravity quietly moving away from the West?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction with Ray Zucaro
00:01:41 Why Lula won the Brazil election
00:05:50 Brazilian markets reverse the Bolsonaro trade
00:07:20 Argentina elections and the Milei test
00:09:35 How strong is the Brazilian economy really
00:12:36 China's trillion dollar trade surplus
00:14:51 China's energy and infrastructure advantage
00:17:20 Chinese chips, lithography and Nvidia's troubles
00:21:05 AI data center backlash in the US
00:22:55 Why Xi holds the cards before Shenzhen
00:23:43 Africa's rise and the Nigerian naira
00:26:07 America after the midterms
00:29:05 Europe's energy squeeze and gas reserves

Alex Christoforou | Lula Wins, Vucic Defeated; Zelensky Defiant: No Neutrality, No Military Limit | Oct. 26, 2026

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Lula shocked the world with a historic comeback over Bolsonaro in Brazil, while Vucic conceded a stunning defeat to the Student List in Serbia's snap election. Alex breaks down what these results mean for BRICS, Bulgaria's upcoming runoff, Ursula von der Leyen's push into Serbia, and a defiant Zelensky who rejects neutrality and any cap on Ukraine's military while demanding Starlink or Patriot missiles. With US forces reportedly ready to strike Iran within 96 hours, is the global political map about to be redrawn?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:10 Lula defeats Bolsonaro in Brazil runoff
00:03:31 Serbia snap election: Student List beats Vucic
00:05:22 Vucic claims Russia sanctions are coming
00:07:45 Bulgaria heads to presidential runoff
00:09:35 Von der Leyen celebrates multilateralism
00:12:18 Joe Wilson congratulates Serbia
00:13:37 Massive Ukrainian drone strike on Voronezh
00:14:49 Zelensky rejects neutrality and military cap
00:17:14 Zelensky demands Starlink or Patriots
00:20:37 US readies major Iran strike
00:22:28 Ukraine extends martial law to 2027
00:23:14 Western media flips press gang story onto Russia
00:27:34 Orban for UN chief and Italy ignores its voters
00:30:25 Clown World: Machado, Trump, Estonia, Merz

The Duran | Lula stuns Bolsonaro; Serbia Student List defeats Vucic; Bulgaria elections | Oct. 26, 2026

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Lula has snatched a razor thin victory over Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential runoff, while Serbia's snap parliamentary elections handed the Student List a stunning win over Vucic's party after 14 years in power. In this episode we break down Bolsonaro's refusal to concede, what Lula's win means for BRICS, Ursula von der Leyen's double celebration, and whether Serbia's new rulers will turn on Russia and Kosovo as Bulgaria swings the opposite way. Is Brussels winning in Belgrade just as it starts losing Sofia?

The Duran: Episode 2658
00:00:00 Election Sunday: Brazil and Serbia surprise results
00:01:17 Lula beats Bolsonaro in a razor thin runoff
00:04:32 Polls kept open and Bolsonaro refuses to concede
00:06:54 Ursula congratulates Lula on multilateralism
00:08:25 Lula, Moscow and the BRICS Trojan horse problem
00:09:28 Why Putin and Xi are relieved Brazil stays in BRICS
00:12:43 Did Trump's backing cost Bolsonaro the election
00:15:54 Was BRICS expansion a mistake
00:18:41 Lula at 80 and the real Lula
00:19:53 Brazil bucks Latin America's shift right and the Milei factor
00:21:33 Serbia: the Student List defeats Vucic's party
00:23:11 Color revolution influence inside the Student List
00:25:13 Vucic's 14 years of cynical balancing
00:28:50 Russia sanctions, Kosovo and Bosnia: what comes next
00:35:20 Bulgaria turns against Brussels but the euro limits it