September 30, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

Brazilians go to the polls Sunday in a hotly contested election that has drawn the world's attention. Will voters reelect right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro? Or, return the twice-elected former president known to everyone as "Lula" to power? In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports from Brazil.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply escalated the war in Ukraine Friday, signing treaties to illegally annex four regions and vowing to defend the newly seized territory by "all available means." It all happened at the same time as one of Russia’s deadliest strikes on civilians. Fiona Hill of the Brookings Institution joined Nick Schifrin to examine Putin’s nuclear threats and annexation.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the state and federal response to Hurricane Ian and recent election victories by right-wing political parties across Europe.

The flooding from Hurricane Ian is so bad in some Florida communities that relief agencies and others are having trouble getting to where they need to be. Journalists are also unable to reach these areas. Wendy Powell, the editor of the Naples Daily News, lives in Naples and is dealing with the storm's aftermath herself. She joined Judy Woodruff to discuss the disaster.