# Watch: How Brazil’s dramatic election unfolded

https://mins.news/en/item/85900

- BBC News, 2026-10-05 04:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cwp9g54v9xjlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Millions of Brazilians voted in Sunday’s first round of the presidential election. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is seeking a fourth non-consecutive term, while right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro is making his first presidential run. The contest now goes to a 25 October runoff, with BBC correspondent Ione Wells examining the result.

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