# Brazil to hold first round of presidential election

https://mins.news/en/item/84939

- TASS, 2026-10-03 22:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2197227

> Brazil is holding the first round of general elections to choose its president, state and Federal District governors, a new Chamber of Deputies and one-third of the Senate, as well as regional legislators. If no executive candidate wins an absolute majority, a runoff will take place on October 25.

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