Flávio Bolsonaro beat Lula in Brazil's first round; runoff is set for October 25

Summary

Brazil holds a presidential runoff on October 25 that could change the political landscape of Latin America. In the first round, Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, beat incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by a little over two million votes. France 24 says its journalist Vitoria Barreto explains in a video why the result of the second round matters.

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1. France 24

   23 Oct 2026, 06:48 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that a runoff in Brazil on October 25 could change the political landscape of Latin America, noting that in the first round Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, beat incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by a little over two million votes.