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Oct 23, 2026

Brazil holds presidential runoff between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro

Brazil votes Sunday in a presidential runoff between 80-year-old incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro. Polls show the race extremely close with both candidates around 47-45%.

Oct 23, 2026·6 sources

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▪A Datafolha survey from October 23-24, 2026 showed Flávio Bolsonaro leading Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with 48 percent to 47 percent
▪Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spent over a year in prison on corruption convictions that were later annulled before he won a third presidential term in 2022
▪More than 33 million voters, representing 21 percent of the Brazilian electorate, did not vote in the first round of Brazil's presidential election on October 4, 2026

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