# Flavio Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva advance to Brazil presidential runoff

https://mins.news/en/item/85764

- TASS, 2026-10-05 00:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2197463

> Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court confirmed that Liberal Party candidate and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will compete in the second round after 97.36% of voting records were processed. Bolsonaro won 47.42% and Lula 44.70%; the winner will be decided on October 25.

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