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Brazil: Bolsonaro's lead over Lula shrinks as votes come in

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Deutsche Welle

What happened

Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil's populist ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro, took on incumbent left-wing Lula da Silva in a presidential race.

Early results show Bolsonaro in the lead.

Key facts

  • Reported by Deutsche Welle and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:44:00 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

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  1. Brazil votes, with Lula facing Bolsonaro's son

  2. Brazil: Bolsonaro's lead over Lula shrinks as votes come in

  3. Brazil presidential election heads to runoff with Bolsonaro ahead of Lula

  4. Brazil presidential election 2026: first-round live results

  5. Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round

  6. Bolsonaro and Lula head to runoff: 5 takeaways from Brazil’s election

  7. Brazil presidential election heads to runoff after no majority vote

Sources

The original report was published by Deutsche Welle. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

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