# Brazil votes in tight runoff between leftist Lula and right-wing Flavio Bolsonaro

https://mins.news/en/item/114606

- DW, 2026-10-25 09:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-votes-in-tight-runoff-between-leftist-lula-and-right-wing-flavio-bolsonaro/a-79753924?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Brazilian voters head to the polls Sunday to choose between incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Jair Bolsonaro. Flavio led Lula by more than 2.2 million votes in the first round, but recent polls show Lula closing the gap. The high-stakes contest will determine whether Brazil retains a leftist government or shifts to the right.

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