What changed in this update
With just under a week to go before the decisive presidential runoff election, polls show left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro are virtually tied.
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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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Brazil's Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro tied ahead of runoff vote
With just under a week to go before the decisive presidential runoff election, polls show left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro are virtually tied.
News24
Brazil court gives Meta 24 hours to prove impartiality toward Lula and Bolsonaro
Brazil’s top electoral court on 19 October gave US social media giant Meta 24 hours to prove it is treating President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing opponent Flavio Bolsonaro equally.
