# Brazil goes to polls in decisive election for future of Latin America

https://mins.news/en/item/85191

- The Guardian, 2026-10-04 08:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/04/brazil-presidential-election-lula-flavio-bolsonaro

> Brazilians vote Sunday in the first round of a highly polarised presidential election pitting leftwing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro. The race is unpredictable; a runoff will be held on 25 October if neither candidate wins more than half the vote. Voters will also choose governors and legislators.

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