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Brazil’s 2026 presidential election explained
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Brazil's 2026 presidential front-runners
Brazil's 2026 presidential front-runners Brazilian Pres. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (left) at a campaign rally in Belo Horizonte on August 21, 2026, and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro (right) at a campaign event in Goiânia on September 27. Lula and Bolsonaro emerged as the leading candidates in public opinion polls ahead of Brazil's October 4 presidential election.

Brazil’s 2026 presidential election explained

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Katie Angell
Katie Angell is Associate Editor at Encyclopedia Britannica, covering topics related to Latin America. She holds an MA from Vanderbilt University and is pursuing a PhD in Political Science.
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Brazil’s 2026 presidential election was decided in an October 25 runoff between incumbent Pres. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the left-wing Workers’ Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores) and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro of the right-wing Liberal Party (Partido Liberal). In the first round of voting on October 4, Bolsonaro finished first with approximately 47 percent of the vote, followed closely by Lula with 45 percent. Because neither candidate received the majority required to win outright, the...

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