Flávio Bolsonaro | The Lula challenger
What happened
Nearly 160 million Brazilian voters will choose between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and conservative challenger Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday’s first-round election, according to Clarín.
Preliminary polling points to a dead heat and an unpredictable result, with a runoff expected on the 25th, according to Clarín.
DataFolha’s final Saturday poll put Lula on 45% and Bolsonaro on 42% in the first round, and 47% to 46% in a runoff.
A PoderData poll released Saturday gave Lula 45% and Bolsonaro 43% for Sunday, while putting both on 45% in a runoff.
Voters will also elect governors, all 513 members of the lower house and 54 of the Senate’s 81 seats, according to Clarín.
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Open on the live globe →Who reported it
- 2026-10-03 16:46 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-10-03 22:50 UTCClarín · clarin.com ↗
- 2026-10-04 13:37 UTC14ymedio · 14ymedio.com ↗
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