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Brazil election 2026: Live second round results

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Phillips, T., & Clarke, S. (2026, October 25). Brazil election 2026: Live second round results. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/oct/25/brazil-election-2026-live-second-round-results

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The Guardian · collected 2026-10-25 · by Tom Phillips, Seán Clarke

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On October 25, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential runoff against right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro, securing his fourth term as president with over 4 million votes. The election took place on Sunday in a tight race that had been closely watched due to the contrasting platforms of both candidates, with Lula advocating for leftist policies and Bolsonaro supporting far-right ideologies similar to those of his imprisoned father, former President Jair Bolsonaro. This victory marks a significant shift against the wave of right-wing governments in Latin America and signals a continued left-leaning direction for Brazil under Lula's leadership.

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Tom Phillips
4 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 He will turn 81 on Tuesday.
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🔮 The accusation came in a televised campaign advert that was broadcast on Thursday by Lula’s team amid growing fears over the impact alleged US interference could have on the vote.
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🔮 He will turn 81 on Tuesday.
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Topics

Brazil Minas Gerais Rio Rio de Janeiro

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Lula PERSON · 7× Bolsonaro PERSON · 5× Brazil GPE · 3× Jair Bolsonaro PERSON · 2× Minas Gerais GPE · 2× Flávio Bolsonaro PERSON · 1× Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva PERSON · 1× Rio GPE · 1× Rio de Janeiro GPE · 1×

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Bolsonaro senior is serving a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a failed coup attempt after he lost to Lula in the 2022 election, but has endorsed his son and hopes to be released if he wins.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-25
🔮 He will turn 81 on Tuesday.
2026-10-25 · The Guardian
Brazil election 2026: Live second round results · assertive framing

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Polls close at 17.00 BRT, 20.00 GMT, with first results expected within the hour. asserted
results → close → hour
How the election works Brazil’s president is elected purely by the popular vote. asserted
president → work → vote
A winning candidate needs one more vote than 50% of votes cast; there is no role for the parliament and no electoral college. asserted
candidate → win → parliament
Because no candidate achieved 50% in the first round on 4 October, the two leading candidates go into a runoff. asserted
candidates → achieve → runoff
One of them is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the incumbent leftwing president, commonly known as Lula. asserted
One → know → Lula
The other, and the leading candidate in the first round, is Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro. asserted
other → lead → president
Bolsonaro senior is serving a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a failed coup attempt after he lost to Lula in the 2022 election, but has endorsed his son and hopes to be released if he wins. asserted
he → serve → son
In 2022, Lula beat Jair Bolsonaro in the second round, with an electoral base concentrated in the north-east of the country, while Bolsonaro led in the south. asserted
Bolsonaro → beat → south
But on that occasion Lula entered the second round as the leading candidate from the first round, and won the bellwether state of Minas Gerais, north of Rio de Janeiro. asserted
Lula → enter → Janeiro
In the first round of the 2026 election, Bolsonaro beat Lula in Minas Gerais by 48.43% to 43.33%. asserted
Bolsonaro → beat → %
Never, since the return of democracy to Brazil in 1985, has the first round runner-up managed to turn the game around and win the second vote. asserted
up → manage → vote
But Lula’s campaign has been buoyed by massive, student-led anti-Bolsonaro protests after the first round and hopes to stage a historic fightback on Sunday. asserted
campaign → buoy → Sunday
Lula is already the longest-serving president in Brazil’s modern history, serving two terms from 2003 to 2010, before returning to office in 2023. asserted
Lula → serve → 2023
He will turn 81 on Tuesday. asserted
He → turn → Tuesday
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