Brazil Votes Sunday in Lula-Bolsonaro Contest With Runoff Possible
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October 04, 2026 Upcoming
High stakes: courts and policy: The next president will influence Brazil's Supreme Court appointments, economic and environmental policy (including Amazon deforestation) and security strategy, with competing visions on crime-fighting, sovereignty and international alignment prominent in the final days of the campaign.
October 04, 2026 Upcoming
Bolsonaro legacy shapes contest: The race is a rematch of 2022 with incumbent Lula facing Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, even as former President Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence related to a coup plot — a factor that has cast a long shadow over the campaign and bolstered Flávio's pledge to carry forward his father's agenda.
October 04, 2026 Upcoming
Election Day: voting begins: Brazil held general elections on Oct. 4, 2026, with millions of eligible voters using electronic voting machines to choose the president, federal lawmakers and state governors; if no presidential candidate tops 50% this day, a runoff is scheduled.
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October 04, 2026 Upcoming
High stakes: courts and policy: The next president will influence Brazil's Supreme Court appointments, economic and environmental policy (including Amazon deforestation) and security strategy, with competing visions on crime-fighting, sovereignty and international alignment prominent in the final days of the campaign.
October 04, 2026 Upcoming
Bolsonaro legacy shapes contest: The race is a rematch of 2022 with incumbent Lula facing Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, even as former President Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence related to a coup plot — a factor that has cast a long shadow over the campaign and bolstered Flávio's pledge to carry forward his father's agenda.
October 04, 2026 Upcoming
Election Day: voting begins: Brazil held general elections on Oct. 4, 2026, with millions of eligible voters using electronic voting machines to choose the president, federal lawmakers and state governors; if no presidential candidate tops 50% this day, a runoff is scheduled.
