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Trump/Vance Cancel All Weekend Rallies

Vice President JD Vance abruptly cancelled his Minnesota trip and Trump cancelled all weekend rallies, including Saturday in Kansas and Sunday at an unnamed location, with no official explanation given.

What we know

An account on X broke the news that VP Vance's Friday trip to St. Cloud, Minnesota was cancelled at the last minute per the Minnesota Attorney's Office, and Trump simultaneously cancelled rallies in Kansas (Saturday) and another Sunday event. The tweet generated massive organic reach (5,206 likes, 642K views) suggesting significant public interest, though no reason was provided. The cancellations come amid a backdrop of ongoing midterm campaign spending scrutiny.

How the story developed

30 Oct · 08:14 UTC

Vice President JD Vance abruptly cancelled his Minnesota trip and Trump cancelled all weekend rallies, including Saturday in Kansas and Sunday at an unnamed location, with no official explanation given.

29 Oct · 19:15 UTC

Brazil's market selloff entered a third consecutive day following a political shock from President Lula, with multiple macro funds reported as casualties in what ZeroHedge called a worse-than-Lehman crash.

28 Oct · 04:14 UTC

Flávio Bolsonaro has fled to the US following his presidential election defeat amid corruption and money laundering probes. A Brazilian Supreme Court justice separately ordered an investigation into ties between a JD Vance-cofounded donor network and the Bolsonaro campaign.

27 Oct · 06:13 UTC

Brazil's stock market fell ~30% after the presidential election, wiping $200B in market cap, while Lula faces urgent pressure to announce fiscal cuts as the real and Bovespa slide.

26 Oct · 21:15 UTC

Brazilian stocks collapsed 13.9% in their worst single day since 2020 following Lula da Silva's re-election, sending shockwaves through EM markets while US equities largely shrugged it off.

26 Oct · 18:15 UTC

Lula's surprise re-election win caused Brazilian stocks to plunge 30% while the vol index inexplicably fell 40%. Polymarket's international market share surged to 94% on $250M volume, with US midterms next in focus.

26 Oct · 17:15 UTC

Brazil's stock market crashed ~30% and the real lost ~10% after Lula da Silva's unexpected re-election, wiping over $200B in market cap. Commentary spans legitimate election integrity questions, left-vs-right framing, and macro contagion risk.

26 Oct · 14:15 UTC

Brazil's stock market crashed nearly 30% and the Real fell over 11% after President Lula da Silva won an unexpected re-election, triggering circuit breakers and wiping out over $200 billion in market cap.

26 Oct · 10:15 UTC

Lula's victory in Brazil's presidential election was welcomed politically but triggered severe selloffs in US-listed Brazilian shares, with Petrobras, Itaú and Nubank all down over 19–28% premarket.

26 Oct · 09:14 UTC

Lula da Silva defeated Flávio Bolsonaro 51.8% to 48.2% in Brazil's presidential runoff, winning an unprecedented 4th term. Brazilian equity ETFs dropped as much as 27% and dollar bonds led EM losses on the shock result.

By the Global Eye 24 desk, with AI assistance. Updated as the story develops. Spot an error? Write to corrections@globaleye24.com.