Brazil election: Lula faces Flávio Bolsonaro in tight presidential race

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva faces Flávio Bolsonaro in a close race, with an Oct. 25 runoff if neither wins more than half the votes.

The Chestnut Post Staff · October 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva is in a tight election contest against Flávio Bolsonaro, whose father is the jailed former president.

If neither candidate receives more than half of the votes, Lula and Bolsonaro will compete in a runoff on Oct. 25.

Originally reported by NPR. Read the full story at NPR

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