Brazil election results 2026: Key takeaways from Lula’s historic win

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth non-consecutive presidential term, a feat no Brazilian candidate had achieved in nearly four decades. The 80-year-old president received more than 51 percent of the vote, compared with 48 percent for right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, after trailing him in the first round on October 4. Electoral authorities declared Lula the winner with 98.76 percent of ballots counted. Bolsonaro pledged to seek annulment, alleging that extended voting hours confused voters.