# Brazil’s presidential election heads to runoff after surprise Bolsonaro victory

https://mins.news/en/item/85768

- CNN, 2026-10-05 00:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/americas/brazil-president-elections-2026-latam-intl?Date=20261005&Profile=CNN

> Brazil’s presidential election will go to a runoff after right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro unexpectedly won the first round. He will face leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after neither candidate surpassed the 50% threshold required for an outright victory.

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