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Brazil 2026 presidential election runoff
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Current state
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's 25 October presidential runoff with 51.79% of the vote to Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.21%, securing a historic fourth term. Bolsonaro's opposition party accepted the result on 27 October, but Bolsonaro himself still refuses to concede and is seeking to annul the vote; U.S. President Donald Trump called the election 'rigged' without offering evidence.
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What changed
Bolsonaro's opposition party accepted Lula's runoff victory on 27 October, even as Bolsonaro himself kept refusing to concede and sought to annul the vote.
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News24
Bolsonaro clan wins big in multiple Brazil polls
The Bolsonaro clan claimed victory in every race they contested in Brazil on Sunday, as Flavio Bolsonaro surpassed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a first-round vote and several other family members won seats in Congress.
France 24
Wife, sons and brother: Jailed ex-president Bolsonaro’s family scores big in Brazil polls
Family members of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro won big in Sunday's general election, including the right-wing lawmaker's eldest son Flavio Bolsonaro, who surpassed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first-round presidential vote. During the campaign, Flavio Bolsonaro promised to secure amnesty for his jailed father.
