Candidates Flávio Bolsonaro (Liberal Party – PL) and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers’ Party – PT) will face off in Brazil’s presidential runoff. Voters will return to the polls on Sunday, October 25, 2026.

Flávio Bolsonaro finished the first round in first place, with 47.03 percent of the valid votes, or 56,103,033 in total. Lula came in second, with 45.16 percent, or 53,870,724.

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The presidential election goes to a runoff when no candidate secures more than half of the valid votes in the first round.

In seven states, the gubernatorial election went to a runoff, which will also be held on October 25.