# Lula, Bolsonaro head to Brazil presidential runoff

https://mins.news/en/item/85762

- CBC News, 2026-10-05 00:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lula-bolsonaro-brazil-election-9.7369047?cmp=rss

> Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro will face each other in Brazil’s presidential runoff on Oct. 25 after neither secured a majority in the first round. Bolsonaro is an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, while Lula is Brazil’s veteran president.

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