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Brazil votes in a runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro
Flávio Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, won the first round with about forty-seven percent, just short of the majority that would have avoided today's runoff.
On air: Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN After HoursPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by BBC: “Who are the candidates in Brazil's presidential election?”, with reporting from CNN and Americas Quarterly.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 4:51 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Flavio Bolsonaro, Lula, Brazil.
- BBN covered this story before: Brazil runoff: Lula versus Bolsonaro's son, too close to call (October 25).
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- BBCWho are the candidates in Brazil's presidential election?
- CNNBrazil election heads to runoff between Bolsonaro and Lula, in campaign dominated by crime, corruption and Trump October 4, 2026 · facts used on air
- Americas QuarterlyBrazil: Meet the Candidates 2026 facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Brazil today, voters are choosing a president in a runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro, two very different candidates, as the BBC's Ione Wells reports from Rio de Janeiro.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBolsonaro, who is forty-five, won the first round with about forty-seven percent, just short of the fifty percent needed to avoid this second vote.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorForty-seven. So he lost by winning.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is in prison, so the family name has been on the ballot and in the news in equal measure.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA family business, then. Dad's in the cell, son's in the runoff.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDale, a runoff is a second round of voting, not a second helping.
The story so far
- Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro set for first runoff debate in Brazil · Newsmax
- Lula tells voters to Google it; second debate set for October 23 · BBC
- How Uber became Brazil's safety net, and Lula's weak spot · Financial Times
- Bolsonaro's 'corrupto' palm stunt becomes a meme before Brazil runoff · The Guardian
- Brazil runoff rivals each seek to disqualify the other · Al Jazeera
- Brazil runoff: Lula versus Bolsonaro's son, too close to call · BBC
- Brazil votes in a runoff between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro (this story)
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