# Brazil’s presidential race heads to runoff with Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of Lula

https://mins.news/en/item/85763

- The Guardian, 2026-10-05 00:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/05/brazil-presidential-race-election-result-second-round-lula-flavio-bolsonaro

> Brazil’s presidential election will go to a second round after far-right challenger Flávio Bolsonaro won 47.3% of the vote, ahead of incumbent leftwing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 44.8%, with more than 98% counted. They will face each other on 25 October, with Bolsonaro entering as the favourite.

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