Future of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential election
- On Sunday, October 4, 2026, nearly 160 million Brazilians voted in a tight presidential election between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, with polls predicting neither candidate will exceed 50% of the vote.
- Lula seeks a fourth nonconsecutive term, while Flávio, 45, is the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently serving a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup after his 2022 election defeat.
- Voter concerns are dominated by violence and corruption , according to recent Quaest polling that shows Lula at 46% and Flávio at 45% for the first round.
- If no candidate exceeds 50% of the vote, a runoff will occur on October 25, amid tensions over 50% U.S. tariffs on Brazilian goods linked to the trial of Jair Bolsonaro, which President Donald Trump called a "witch hunt."
- Flávio has pledged closer ties with the United States and Israel, while Lula has repeatedly warned against foreign interference, highlighting conflicting visions for Brazil's international relationships and economic sovereignty.
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Brazil is facing a directional decision: Will the country remain on a left course under Lula or will it move with Flávio Bolsonaro to the right? The final election at the end of October will decide. Bolsonaro now receives support from the third-placed candidate.
Doubt: go to the center for the votes of eliminated candidates or to the left for those who did not vote?
The candidate, self-defined as “centrist”, took 3,448,569 votes, that is, 2.89% of those valid, a figure greater than the distance between Bolsonaro and Lula, of about 2.2 million.
Writer and psychiatrist Augusto Curri has endorsed Senator Flavio Bolsonaro for the Brazilian presidential runoff against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The vote between the two will be held on October 25. Flavio Bolsonaro announced his support for Curri in a video posted on social media. Local media had already reported the decision of the candidate, who finished third in the first round. Curri received 2.89% of the valid votes Curri, a c…
Third-place candidate in Brazil presidential race backs Bolsonaro
Brazilian presidential candidate Augusto Cury of the Avante party speaks at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro. (EPA Images pic)SAO PAULO: Right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on Thursday gained the support of Augusto Cury, the third-place candidate in Brazil's presidential election, bolstering his chances against incumbent leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva."My support is not a blank check," Cury said in a statement, after winning n…
Flavio Bolsonaro leads Lula in Brazil poll. Right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro has a small lead over center-left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of the second round of Brazil's presidential election on October 25, according to a Datafolha poll released Thursday. Flavio Bolsonaro's lead The eldest son of the former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, 45, is said to be attracting 49% of voting intentions, while outgoing head of state L…
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