# Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro head to runoff in Brazil presidential election

https://mins.news/en/item/85859

- CGTN, 2026-10-04 23:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-05/news-1QZ8scMvcdy/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Brazil’s presidential election will go to a runoff after no candidate won a majority in the first round, according to the Superior Electoral Court. With about 99.84% of ballots counted, Flavio Bolsonaro had roughly 47% of valid votes and incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva about 45%. They are expected to face each other on October 25.

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