# Bolsonaro and Lula to face off in Brazil presidential runoff on 25 October

https://mins.news/en/video/85998

- euronews, 2026-10-05 06:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS86w966YFo

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

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