# Everything you need to know about Brazil’s tight presidential race

https://mins.news/en/item/82784

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-02 02:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/2/everything-you-need-to-know-about-brazils-tight-presidential-race?traffic_source=rss

> Brazilian voters will choose on Sunday between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro in a closely contested election. If neither candidate wins an outright majority, a runoff will be held on October 25. Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew explains what is at stake.

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