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Celso Freitas retires as Brazil's election aftermath fills the bulletin

A newsroom farewell opens the broadcast before reports on Flávio Bolsonaro's passport order and Lula's efforts to build congressional support.

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NEWS NOITE | 26/10/2026

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0:00Celso Freitas's retirement is announced, followed by colleagues' tributes to his 56-year journalism career.
7:04The newsroom gives Freitas a standing ovation before he thanks colleagues and closes the bulletin.
10:18The report follows Lula's presidential-residence meetings and the Liberal Party's qualified recognition of his victory.
20:00The bulletin reports a Supreme Court order requiring Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports and remain in Brazil.
28:47Analysis distinguishes the campaign's rejection of election annulment from its proposed challenge alleging abuses of political power.
42:16Coverage turns to potential ministers, congressional negotiations and the fiscal pressures facing Lula's fourth term.

Colleagues stand and applaud Celso Freitas as he closes his final bulletin, ending a journalism career spanning 56 years. The farewell occupies the opening minutes of Brazil's SBT News upload, before the broadcast turns to the political consequences of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's re-election.

The recording, titled "NEWS NOITE | 26/10/2026" (the News Noite bulletin for October 26), begins with the end of Jornal do SBT News. A retrospective brings together tributes from colleagues across the newsroom, including wardrobe, audio and editorial staff. Dan Maganha recalls that Freitas prefers being called simply Celso rather than the more formal Senhor Celso.

There is a lighter studio moment involving matching dinosaur-patterned ties. Freitas thanks his colleagues and expresses surprise at receiving such a tribute after a relatively short time working at the channel. Leandro Magalhães then takes over for News Noite.

The political coverage reports that federal police have ordered defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports and barred him from leaving Brazil, under an order from Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Bolsonaro, a senator representing Rio de Janeiro, says in a social media video that he will comply.

The bulletin draws an important distinction between two possible election challenges. It reports that Bolsonaro's campaign has ruled out seeking annulment of the election itself. Bolsonaro nevertheless says he will seek to have the victorious Lula-Geraldo Alckmin ticket disqualified over what he describes as abuses of political power. Those accusations remain his; the broadcast does not report a ruling establishing them. He also promises to organize the opposition in the Senate.

Meanwhile, reporter João Gabriel Freitas follows Lula's meetings at the presidential residence in Brasília. The Liberal Party recognizes Lula's victory while requesting explanations about the election. Political analysts Victoria Abel and Basília Rodrigues examine the opposition's response and the need for the re-elected president to negotiate with center-right parties.

Later segments consider possible ministerial appointments, including roles involving Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Rafael Fonteles. Commentators discuss divisions within Bolsonaro's political movement, Lula's fiscal challenges and his dealings with Congress. The bulletin closes this stretch of coverage with state-by-state electoral maps, highlighting Lula's gains between rounds and the Northeast's role in his turnaround.