Brazil presidential election second round 2026 will see Flavio Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva compete after neither candidate crossed 50%.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva © AP Photo/Andrew Medichini
The Brazil presidential election second round 2026 is set to feature Liberal Party Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after neither candidate secured more than 50% of the vote. According to the results cited by The Times of Russia, Bolsonaro finished first with 47.42%, while Lula received 44.70%.
Brazil Presidential Election Second Round 2026 Set for October 25
Flavio Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have officially advanced to the second round of Brazil’s presidential election.
The Superior Electoral Court confirmed that the two candidates would proceed to the next stage after 97.36% of the voting protocols had been processed.
Flavio Bolsonaro came first with 47.42% of the vote, receiving 55,038,846 votes. Lula da Silva followed with 44.70%, with 51,886,308 votes.
The results mean that neither candidate reached the 50% threshold required to win the presidency in the first round. The Brazil presidential election will therefore be decided in a runoff between the two leading candidates.
Flavio Bolsonaro Leads Lula da Silva in First Round
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the candidate representing the Liberal Party, secured the highest share of votes in the first round of the Brazil election 2026.
Bolsonaro’s 47.42% placed him ahead of incumbent President Lula da Silva, who received 44.70%.
With no candidate exceeding the required majority, the Brazil presidential runoff 2026 will determine who wins the presidency.
The first-round outcome puts Bolsonaro and Lula directly against each other in the next stage of the election, with voters set to return to the polls later this month.
Brazil Election Second Round Scheduled for October 25
The second round of the presidential election is scheduled for October 25. The winner will be determined by the result of the runoff vote between Flavio Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva.
The upcoming vote will therefore decide the outcome of the Brazil presidential election second round 2026, following the first-round contest in which neither candidate crossed the 50% mark.
As reported by The Times of Russia, Bolsonaro currently holds the lead from the first round, but the presidency will ultimately be decided in the second voting round.
