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  1. Follow-up: Lula beats Flávio Bolsonaro 51.79% to 48.21% to win a fourth term as Brazil's president

    Brazil's Superior Electoral Court confirmed after the count that President Lula won 51.79% of valid votes in the Oct 25 runoff, defeating right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro on 48.21% to win a fourth term. It is the first time since direct elections returned in 1989 that a candidate who lost the first round went on to win the runoff. Lula, 80, called the result 'a defeat of denialism', while Flávio's camp reportedly refused to concede and said it would seek to annul the election; Lula turns 81 this week and his new term begins in January.

    Oct 26, 2026 Afternoon
  2. Follow-up: Brazil's Oct 25 runoff: Datafolha poll puts Flavio Bolsonaro at 47% and Lula at 45%; each camp seeks the other's disqualification

    La Nación reported a Datafolha poll released on Oct 22 showed right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on 47% and President Lula on 45% ahead of Sunday's runoff, within the margin of error, compared with 49% for Bolsonaro in the Oct 8 poll. BBC reported Lula's campaign petitioned the Superior Electoral Court on Wednesday seeking Bolsonaro's disqualification, alleging Meta restricted its content to help him, while Bolsonaro's camp sought Lula's disqualification over mass distribution of government posts on WhatsApp. Meta denied treating them differently; a report led by the UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression said data showed accounts linked to one side faced disproportionate restrictions.

    Oct 23, 2026 Morning
  3. Brazil runoff on Sunday: Lula challenges Flávio Bolsonaro to release bank and phone records

    Brazil's presidential runoff is on Oct 25, with President Lula, about to turn 81, seeking a fourth non-consecutive term against 45-year-old senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who led the first round with 47% to Lula's 45%. Campaigning in Maranhão on Oct 20, Lula proposed that both candidates and their families publish their bank, tax and phone records if Flávio agreed. A corruption scandal involving a banker has become a focus of the campaign, with Flávio the only major candidate directly linked to him; Flávio wrote 'corrupto' on his palm in a TV debate, and social media users copied the gesture by posting palms with their own jobs written on them.

    Oct 21, 2026 Morning