# Bolsonaro drops plans to challenge Brazil presidential election outcome

https://mins.news/en/item/116451

- TASS, 2026-10-26 20:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2208263

> Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has abandoned plans to seek annulment of Brazil’s presidential runoff results after lawyers and key allies urged him not to contest the vote’s legitimacy, Folha de S.Paulo reported. The newspaper cited a lack of concrete legal arguments and risks in court and politics. The electoral commission said Lula da Silva won 51.79%.

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