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Voters at the 1st Electoral Zone, in the Bela Vista district of São Paulo, in October 2024.

Political violence

Survey counts 379 cases of political violence in Brazil in 27 days, with 18 deaths and ordinary voters as the main target

A portrait of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva taken in February 2022, when he was a pre-candidate for the presidency. File photo.

Lula wins a fourth term with 51.79% of valid votes, and Flávio Bolsonaro says he will ask the courts to annul the run-off

Justice Cristiano Zanin at the ceremonial session marking his swearing-in to Brazil's Supreme Court, in Brasília, in August 2023.

Brazilian Supreme Court justice extends runoff voting to 7 p.m. nationwide, and the electoral court freezes the count at 0.25% of ballot boxes

Brazil elections

Brazil's presidential runoff begins at 8 a.m., with six governorships also at stake

A Brazilian UE2020 electronic voting machine, in a 2021 handout image from the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (Superior Electoral Court). The presidential runoff is on Sunday, 25 October.

Brazil Elections 2026

Brazil's final presidential debate ends with an apology for a "nine fingers" jab and 2h30 of corruption charges

The UE2020 electronic voting machine, presented by Brazil's Tribunal Superior Eleitoral in 2021; the runoff is on Sunday.

Brazil elections 2026

Brazil's final presidential debate is set for Friday, two days before a runoff PoderData puts at 51% to 49%

The headquarters of the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, Brazil's Superior Electoral Court, in Brasília, opened in December 2011.

Brazil's 2026 election

Lula's campaign asks Brazil's electoral court to strike Flávio Bolsonaro's ticket off the ballot

The facade of the Palácio do Planalto in Brasília in April 2020. The office at stake in the 25 October runoff sits inside the building.

Lula backs lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 16 for heinous crimes as Flávio Bolsonaro calls his father's conviction a "sham"

A Brazilian UE2020 electronic voting machine, in an image released by the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral in 2021.

Brazil's 2026 election

Twelve days from Brazil's run-off, two polls give Flávio Bolsonaro very different leads: 4 points and 10

The headquarters of the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral in Brasília, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, in December 2025.

Brazil's 2026 election

Brazil's electoral court found none of the disputed posts on the pro-Lula WhatsApp channel — but it only reviewed October