Brazil Presidential Election 2026
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Official results: TSE
Lula wins Brazil election runoff with 51.79% of the vote Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential runoff on 25 October with 51.79% of valid votes to 48.21% for Flávio Bolsonaro, according to the Superior Electoral Court. He begins a fourth term on 5 January 2027.
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Result
| # | Outcome | Vote share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | 48.2% |
Latest news
- The US State Department postponed publishing a drafted statement congratulating Lula after Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede, citing Folha de S.Paulo. The Telegraph
- Flávio Bolsonaro's allies and legal team said he will not seek to annul the election, but will pursue removal of the Lula-Alckmin ticket at the TSE. Metrópoles
- A BBC analysis of TSE data found Lula overtook Flávio Bolsonaro in 211 cities Flávio had won in round one, including the capitals Rio de Janeiro and Macapá. Terra
- PL deputy Junio Amaral filed an impeachment request against STF justice Cristiano Zanin with the Senate over his order extending runoff voting to 19h. O Fator
- Spain's Pedro Sánchez, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, India's Narendra Modi and South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa congratulated Lula; Javier Milei had not. Piauí Hoje
- União Brasil, which had backed Flávio Bolsonaro, recognized Lula's victory in a note signed by party president Antonio Rueda. Exclusivo News
- São Paulo vice-governor Felicio Ramuth (MDB) recognized Lula's victory and criticized the PL's challenge to the voting-hours extension. O Antagonista
- TSE data compiled by g1 showed only 35,521 runoff votes were cast after 17h, during the two-hour voting extension. Imirante
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