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 votes
61.27%
second round
José Serra
Brazilian Social Democratic Party · 19.705.445 votes
38.73%
second round
Anthony Garotinho
Brazilian Socialist Party · 15.180.097 votes
17.87%
first round
Ciro Gomes
Popular Socialist Party · 10.170.882 votes
11.97%
first round
José Maria de Almeida
United Socialist Workers' Party · 402.236 votes
0.47%
first round
Rui Costa Pimenta
Workers' Cause Party · 38.619 votes
0.05%
first round