Who is in the runoff for president in 2026?

Flavio Bolsonaro (PL) and Lula (PT) face each other in the runoff for president on October 25, 2026. In the first round: Flavio Bolsonaro, 47.03% of the valid votes (56,104,503 votes); Lula, 45.16% of the valid votes (53,879,538 votes). Source: Radar do Voto, with data from the TSE.

When is the runoff for president in 2026?

On Sunday, October 25, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Brasília time, nationwide. The vote count starts at 5 p.m. Source: Radar do Voto, with data from the TSE.

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President · Runoff · 2026

In 2026, the election for president went to a runoff: Flavio Bolsonaro (PL), with 47.03% of the valid votes in the first round, and Lula (PT), with 45.16%, face each other in the runoff on October 25, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE).

When the runoff is

Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026.

Voting: from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Brasília time, nationwide.

Vote count: starts at 5 p.m. The votes appear on this same page throughout the night, with the percentage of voting machines counted, as the TSE tallies. Who was elected only appears here when the TSE completes the tally.

Where to follow: on this Radar do Voto page and on the TSE results website (resultados.tse.jus.br, in Portuguese).

Who is in the runoff, with the first-round votes.

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The votes and percentages above are from the first round, by the TSE's final tally. In the runoff the count starts from zero, and the percentage becomes the share of the valid votes cast for the two candidates.