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2026 Brazilian general election
2026 Brazilian general
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General elections were held in Brazil on 4 October 2026 to elect the president, vice president, members of the National Congress, the governors, vice governors and legislative assemblies of all federative units, and the district council of Fernando de Noronha. As no candidate for president received more than half of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election was held on 25 October.
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Oct 28, 2026 · Read source(opens in a new tab)
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, following his escape from Brazil and arrival in Florida, United States, after the general election, proclaims himself the "rightful" president-elect of Brazil.
Cited sourcesOct 28, 2026 · Cited sources: The Guardian(opens in a new tab)Oct 28, 2026 · Cited sources: Reuters(opens in a new tab)
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva responds by accusing the U.S. government of colluding with Bolsonaro to install him as president.
Cited sourcesOct 28, 2026 · Cited sources: Reuters(opens in a new tab)
Oct 25, 2026 · Read source(opens in a new tab)
Brazilians vote in the second round of presidential elections between incumbent left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party.
Cited sourcesOct 25, 2026 · Cited sources: AP(opens in a new tab)Oct 25, 2026 · Cited sources: Reuters(opens in a new tab)
In a vote of 52% to 48%, Lula defeats Bolsonaro to win re-election for a fourth non-consecutive term.
Cited sourcesOct 25, 2026 · Cited sources: Reuters(opens in a new tab)
Oct 5, 2026 · Read source(opens in a new tab)
Brazil's benchmark Ibovespa index rises nearly 9% to almost 210,000 points after the first round of the presidential election, surpassing 200,000 points for the first time.
Cited sourcesOct 5, 2026 · Cited sources: AFP via France 24(opens in a new tab)
Oct 4, 2026 · Read source(opens in a new tab)
Brazilians head to the polls to elect their president, vice president, 513 members of Chamber of Deputies and 54 members in the Federal Senate. Incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is running for the fourth non-consecutive term, where his main opponent is Rio de Janeiro senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Cited sourcesOct 4, 2026 · Cited sources: The Guardian(opens in a new tab)
Flávio Bolsonaro wins the first round and will face Lula da Silva in a runoff on 25 October.
Cited sourcesOct 4, 2026 · Cited sources: AP(opens in a new tab)
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