Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round
Bolsonaro led with 47% of the vote as voters split between the two candidates and legislative races strengthened the right, officials said.
- On Sunday, Brazil's election headed to an Oct. 25 runoff after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro both failed to secure the required 50% of the vote.
- Seeking a fourth term, Lula faces incumbent challenges from an affordability crisis and corruption scandal, while Flavio Bolsonaro campaigns on freeing his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.
- Electoral court data showed Flavio Bolsonaro leading with over 55.8 million votes to Lula's nearly 53.2 million, as the Organization of American States reported smooth, safe voting conditions.
- Both candidates have three weeks to court moderate voters, though rival candidates Ronaldo Caiado and Renan Santos have stated they will not endorse either bidder in the runoff.
- The winner will govern Latin America's biggest economy of 214 million people starting Jan. 5, 2027, with Flavio Bolsonaro aligned to President Trump while Lula opposes U.S. tariff policies.
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The son of Brazil's ex-president is a favorite in the final election on October 26. His right-wing populists, allied with Donald Trump, also won the governor's and parliamentary elections.
The winner from the first round of the night, Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, is finally slightly ahead of Lula, 47% against 45%. The second round will take place on 25 October.
Jair Bolsonaro's senator and son said that "there is a real possibility that, within three weeks, Brazil will respond that it wants a modern governor," after surpassing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by two percentage points in this Sunday's presidential election.
Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil presidential vote, will face Lula in runoff - The Tribune
Right-wing Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a runoff of the presidential election later this month, after he exceeded expectations in Sunday’s first-round vote with a slight lead over the incumbent. The election, which centered around the cost of living, corruption and insecurity in Brazilians’ daily lives, […]
In the elections, a surprising number of governors and senators from the right-wing camp win. Flávio Bolsonaro, ahead of President Lula, takes the lead in the final election.
RIO DE JANEIRO. The right-wing populist wave continues to sweep across Latin America. Bolsonaro's eldest son, Flávio Bolsonaro, surprisingly won the first round of the Brazilian presidential election. Now the road to the presidential palace is open for the decisive round in three weeks.
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