2026 Brazilian Presidential Election
4 October 2026 · The New Republic · two-round vote
General elections were held in Brazil on 4 October 2026 to elect the president, vice president, the National Congress, the governors and the state legislative assemblies. Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party led the first round with 47.03% of the valid vote to President Lula's 45.16%. Lula won the runoff on 25 October 2026 with 51.79% to Bolsonaro's 48.21%, a fourth term. The term begins on 5 January 2027, the date Emenda Constitucional 111/2021 moved the presidential inauguration to, from 1 January, with effect from this election.
Provisional count as of 26 October 2026President before
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
PT
President (re-elected)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
PT
Winning share
51.8%
second round
Turnout
78.9%
second round 80.8%
The result
Flávio Bolsonaro
Liberal Party · 56.104.503 votes
48.21%
second round
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Workers' Party · 53.879.538 votes
51.79%
second round
Augusto Cury
Avante · 3.448.569 votes
2.89%
first round
Renan Santos
Mission Party · 2.675.887 votes
2.24%
first round
Ronaldo Caiado
Social Democratic Party · 2.605.148 votes
2.18%
first round
Romeu Zema
New Party · 326.488 votes
0.27%
first round
Samara Martins
Popular Unity · 122.911 votes
0.10%
first round
Hertz Dias
United Socialist Workers' Party · 43.103 votes
0.04%
first round
Clariana Barão
Christian Democracy · 40.043 votes
0.03%
first round
Edmilson Costa
Brazilian Communist Party · 22.693 votes
0.02%
first round
Wilson Grassi
Democrata · 16.881 votes
0.01%
first round
Rui Costa Pimenta
Workers' Cause Party · 15.024 votes
0.01%
first round