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
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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