# Brazil heads to presidential runoff after Bolsonaro and Lula fail to win outright majority

https://mins.news/en/item/85878

- euronews, 2026-10-05 04:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/brazil-heads-to-a-runoff-presidential-vote-after-bolsonaro-and-lula-fail-to-acquire-outrig

> Brazil will hold a presidential runoff after Bolsonaro and Lula failed to secure the outright majority required. Senator and presidential hopeful Flávio Bolsonaro said he was “very happy” to have led in the first round and reached the runoff, while incumbent Lula expressed disappointment at the “unexpected” result.

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