Bolsonaro leads Lula in early Brazil presidential returns
October 4, 2026 at 11:26 PM · Updated 11d ago
8 reports · 5 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 12 hours
Son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro takes election lead in Brazil | First Thing
(opens the publisher’s site)
Watch: How Brazil's dramatic election unfolded
(opens the publisher’s site)
انتخابات البرازيل.. جولة إعادة بين دا سيلفا وبولسونارو فى 25 أكتوبر
(opens the publisher’s site)
Brazil’s presidential race: Three key takeaways from the first round
(opens the publisher’s site)رويترز: سيلفا وبولسونارو يتجهان لجولة إعادة فى انتخابات الرئاسة البرازيلية
(opens the publisher’s site)
25 أكتوبر.. بولسونارو يواجه لولا دا سيلفا في جولة ثانية من انتخابات الرئاسة البرازيلية
(opens the publisher’s site)
صدمة لأنصار داسيلفا.. تقدم فلافيو بولسونارو في الانتخابات الرئاسية بالبرازيل
(opens the publisher’s site)
في صدمة لأنصار داسيلفا.. تقدم بولسونارو في انتخابات البرازيل
(opens the publisher’s site)Early returns from Brazil's first-round presidential vote on Sunday showed Senator Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of President Lula da Silva.
- With about 11 percent of ballots counted, Bolsonaro led Lula 51.09 percent to 40.67 percent.
- A runoff between the top two candidates is scheduled for October 25 if no candidate surpasses 50 percent of valid votes.
- Electoral commission president Cassio Nunes Marques said the election was proceeding normally and international risk-monitoring teams had identified no risks.
- Bolsonaro said he was confident of first-round victory and denied wrongdoing while confirming he collected millions from banker Daniel Furcaro for a film about his father.
- With more than 97 percent of ballots counted, Bolsonaro led Lula 47.45 percent to 44.66 percent, confirming the October 25 runoff.
- Lula called his first-round result 'unexpected' and vowed to come back stronger ahead of the October 25 runoff.
- Right-wing parties also performed strongly in Brazil's congressional races during the first round.