2026 Brazilian General Election

[HavokFour]

Lula wins the runoff thus gets a fourth term.

However there is also some like father like son shenanigans happening. Bolsonaro is upset certain polling stations were reopened after they closed with people still in line waiting to vote.

Lula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonaro

Leftist incumbent Lula stages unprecedented comeback weeks after narrowly losing first round of election to Bolsonaro

www.theguardian.com

Flávio Bolsonaro calls for Brazil’s election results to be ‘annulled’ after loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Flávio Bolsonaro calls for Brazil’s election results to be ‘annulled’ after loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[OldSolduer]

South American politics are so….interesting

 

[HavokFour]

Trump does the thing he accuses Canada and other countries are doing to the US midterms and said the election looked rigged, but ultimately it looks like he's leaving Bolsonaro high and dry.

And according to local media, the votes that were cast after the extension weren't enough to effect the final outcome in any meaningful way.

[WaPo]Bolsonaro effectively concedes in Brazil after Trump suggests he won’t help​

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Only 34,300 Votes Were Cast After Initial Voting Deadline in Brazil's Election; Lula Won by 4.43 Million

Defeated candidate Flávio Bolsonaro claimed that extending voting beyond 5 p.m. hurt his candidacy

www1.folha.uol.com.br