# Bolsonaro loses absolute majority in Brazil presidential election

https://mins.news/en/item/85723

- TASS, 2026-10-04 22:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2197459

> Senator Flavio Bolsonaro leads Brazil’s first-round presidential election with 49.58% of the vote, according to the Superior Electoral Court, but has fallen below the absolute-majority threshold. Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is second with 42.25%, meaning the contest will proceed to a runoff.

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