Brazil Abstention 21.08%, First-Round High Since 1998

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Abstention beats record and goes to 21%, with more than 33 million absent

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The abstention in the elections of 2026 surpassed the last presidential election in 2022. With 99.7% of the ballots cleared, 21.99% of the voters were not the ballots, according to data from the High Electoral Court. Four years ago, 20.95% of the voters stopped attending. Nevertheless, the result of this year was below 21.49% registered in 1998, higher percentage of the abstention of a presidential election since redemocratisation. In 2020, duri…

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Abstention in the 1st round of 2026 reaches 21.07%, historical record, with 33.1 million absent; see the states with the most shortcomings

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Participation in Brazil's presidential elections this Sunday reached 78.92% of the more than 158 million voters who were called to the polls, leaving an abstention of 21.08 %, which would amount to just over 33 million voters.The entry Abstention in the Brazilian elections rises by 21%, slightly more than in 2022 was first published in the Digital Process.

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Absence of voters in the first round maintains a path of discharge for the fifth consecutive presidential contest