2002 Brazilian Presidential Election
Lula's breakthrough6 October and 27 October 2002 · The New Republic · two-round vote
General elections were held in Brazil on 6 October 2002, with a second round of the presidential election on 27 October. The elections were held in the midst of an economic crisis that began in the second term of the incumbent president, Fernando Henrique Cardoso of the centre-right Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB).
President before
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
PSDB
Elected President
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
PT
Winning share
61.3%
second round
Turnout
82.3%
second round 79.5%
The result
| Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | Workers' Party | 39.455.233 | 46.44% | 52.793.364 | 61.27% |
| José Serra | Brazilian Social Democratic Party | 19.705.445 | 23.20% | 33.370.739 | 38.73% |
| Anthony Garotinho | Brazilian Socialist Party | 15.180.097 | 17.87% | — | — |
| Ciro Gomes | Popular Socialist Party | 10.170.882 | 11.97% | — | — |
| José Maria de Almeida | United Socialist Workers' Party | 402.236 | 0.47% | — | — |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | Workers' Cause Party | 38.619 | 0.05% | — | — |