Brazil Elections 2026: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Our main story tonight concerns Brazil, home to the Amazon, Sugarloaf Mountain, and that giant statue of Jesus doing an impression of Kate Winslet in Titanic. Yes, Jesus, you are flying. Next Sunday, Brazil has a major election when 160 million voters will cast their ballots to elect not just the president, but state governors, two-thirds of the

Senate, and every lawmaker in the lower house. And as you may recall from our past coverage of Brazilian elections, down-ballot candidates there can be very fun, as they often give themselves eye-catching nicknames. This year, there's a candidate calling himself Mick Jagger, which makes sense cuz he looks like this. Uh there's also one who goes

by Shrek because he looks like this. And one who goes by Frodo because he looks like this. But it is not just lower-level races where things can get weird. There are also novelty candidates for Brazil's presidency. Take this guy, a veterinarian who's produced AI slop ads showing him running a race with a

dog on his back, surrounded by cats, and pushing a stroller jam-packed with a whole jungle balls' worth of them, while also wearing a cat-filled baby Björn. Now, to be fair, he also put out a non-AI slop video in which he tried to explain one of his big campaign promises. >> My Botox, my life is about supplying

botulinum toxin for low-income women. Think of a woman you know who's had a hard life, who looks tired, and is even ashamed to look in the mirror. Self-esteem cannot be a luxury item just for rich people. It can't be. It has to be accessible to everyone. Tag someone in the comments who you think deserves

the My Botox, My Life [cheering] treatment. >> Wow. Tag a woman in the comments who could benefit from Botox because [laughter] you think they look tired. I literally dare you to do that. See what happens. Now, you may remember we talked about Brazil's last big election in 2022. Back then, the country's then president, the