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Lula wins fourth term as Brazil's president over Flávio Bolsonaro

· Brasília, Brazil · single source so far

With nearly 99% of votes counted, Lula received 51.75% to Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.25% in the presidential runoff, after narrowly losing the first round.

Location
Brasília, Brazil · Brazil live map
Coordinates
15.79°S 47.88°W
Reported
26 Oct 2026, 00:19 UTC
Category
Unrest & politics · Politics
Impact
2 of 5 · Notable
Situation
Brazil politics
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Lula wins fourth term, beating Flavio Bolsonaro in a tight runoff

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won re-election in Sunday's presidential runoff, official results showed. With nearly 99% of votes counted, he had 51.75% to Flavio Bolsonaro's 48.25%. Lula had narrowly lost the first round, in which Bolsonaro led by more than 2.2 million votes. Polls closed on Sunday evening after a campaign in which surveys showed the two about even.

  • Official results gave Lula 51.7% and Bolsonaro 48.2%, a fourth term for Lula.
  • Bolsonaro won the first round 47% to 45%, but neither candidate took an absolute majority.
  • On Saturday tens of thousands of Lula supporters rallied on Rio's beach, and about 159 million Brazilians were eligible to vote.
  • About 21% of adults abstained in the first round.
Updated 26 Oct 2026, 00:39 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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