# Brazil’s 2026 presidential election begins with Lula and Bolsonaro nearly tied

https://mins.news/en/item/84996

- DW, 2026-10-04 01:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-s-2026-presidential-election-is-kicking-off-with-polls-showing-lula-and-bolsonaro-nearly-tied/a-79533857?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Brazil’s presidential election is getting under way with incumbent leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva facing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Polls put the two nearly level and suggest neither will clear 50%, making a runoff likely on October 25.

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