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Lula da Silva wins the Brazil runoff

25 Oct 2026, 10:00 pm

Brazil has voted in the second round of its presidential election. Incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party defeated Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party. The vote was 52 percent to 48 percent. Lula da Silva wins re-election for a fourth non-consecutive term.

Lula da Silva is described as the left-wing incumbent. Flávio Bolsonaro is described as the right-wing challenger. The parties are the Workers' Party and the Liberal Party. The round is the runoff, not the first round.

The percentage for Lula da Silva in the reported result is 52. The percentage for Bolsonaro is 48. Those are the figures given for the second-round vote. The result is a defeat for Bolsonaro and a win for the incumbent.

A fourth non-consecutive term is the term being won. The office is the presidency of Brazil. The challenger who advanced to this round was Flávio Bolsonaro. The incumbent who won it is Lula da Silva.

The report states the winner. It states the margin in the form of 52 percent to 48 percent. It states the party of each candidate. It states that the term is a fourth non-consecutive term.

The recorded electoral outcome is a Lula da Silva victory. The recorded opponent is Flávio Bolsonaro. The recorded vote split is 52 percent to 48 percent. The recorded office is the Brazilian presidency.

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