Lula defeats Bolsonaro in dramatic Brazilian presidential runoff
Automated summary•26 October 2026 at 00:43
Brazil’s leftist Lula has defeated Bolsonaro in a dramatic runoff election, securing a return to the presidency.
The result dealt a blow to Bolsonaro’s campaign, which had sought to reverse his first-round defeat and win the decisive second vote.
That would have broken a longstanding electoral pattern: since 1989, no Brazilian presidential candidate has lost the first round and then gone on to win the runoff.
Lula’s victory preserved that record, with Bolsonaro unable to turn the second round into a comeback.
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