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Brazil heads to the polls for high-stakes election between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro

First reported 2026-10-02 11:30 UTC · Updated 2026-10-04 19:01 UTC · 12 independent sources

What happened

More than 158 million Brazilians can vote in a first-round presidential election between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

Datafolha’s Saturday poll put Lula on 45% of valid votes and Bolsonaro on 42%, according to Clarín.

If no candidate wins 50% of valid votes, the top two contenders will face a run-off on 25 October, the BBC said.

Voters are also choosing governors, renewing the Chamber of Deputies and electing two-thirds of the Senate, according to Clarín.

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Who reported it

  1. 2026-10-03 13:12 UTCCNBC · cnbc.com ↗
  2. 2026-10-03 18:30 UTCEuronews · euronews.com ↗
  3. 2026-10-04 01:12 UTCThe Hindu via Reuters · thehindu.com ↗
  4. 2026-10-04 02:23 UTCJapan Times · japantimes.co.jp ↗
  5. 2026-10-04 08:46 UTCRappler via Reuters · rappler.com ↗
  6. 2026-10-04 08:57 UTCMercoPress · en.mercopress.com ↗
  7. 2026-10-04 09:02 UTCNYT · nytimes.com ↗
  8. 2026-10-04 11:02 UTCClarín · clarin.com ↗
  9. 2026-10-04 11:03 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
  10. 2026-10-04 11:28 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
  11. 2026-10-04 15:05 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
  12. 2026-10-04 16:38 UTCFrance 24 · france24.com ↗
  13. 2026-10-04 17:48 UTCSCMP via Reuters · scmp.com ↗
  14. 2026-10-04 19:01 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗

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