4 October and 25 October 2026
General election of 2026 in Brazil
Presidential totals from the Superior Electoral Court. State races are not on this page.
Last updated: 27 October 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral).
Informational, not advice. Compiled from public sources and AI-assisted; verify with official sources.
Official result
Every figure below is from the Superior Electoral Court results service, read on 26 October 2026. The national second-round file was generated at 23:26 Brasília time on 25 October 2026, with 100 percent of 499,248 polling sections. Percentages are of valid votes. TSE
| Candidate | Votes | Percent of valid votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | 64,256,232 | 51.79% | Elected (TSE) |
| Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) | 59,826,041 | 48.21% |
Second round, per the TSE: electorate 158,745,502; votes cast 128,236,074 (80.78 percent); abstentions 30,509,005; valid votes 124,082,273; blank votes 1,430,496.
| Candidate | Votes | Percent of valid votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) | 56,104,503 | 47.03% | To runoff |
| Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) | 53,879,538 | 45.16% | To runoff |
| Augusto Cury (AVANTE) | — | 2.89% | |
| Renan Santos (MISSÃO) | — | 2.24% | |
| Ronaldo Caiado (PSD) | — | 2.18% |
First round, in the TSE national file: votes cast 125,275,835 (78.92 percent); valid votes 119,300,788. Other candidates were under 2 percent each and are in the file. This page does not cover state races. First-round file
How to vote
The TSE records the 2026 general election in two rounds. The first, on 4 October, included president, governor, senator, and federal and state deputies. The national second round, on 25 October, was for president, between the two leading candidates from the first round. Voter identification is not restated here; the official service is the TSE. tse.jus.br
Key dates
- 4 October 2026: first round.
- 25 October 2026: presidential runoff.
- 25 October 2026, 23:26 Brasília time: second-round file with 100 percent of sections.
Questions
- When was Brazil’s 2026 general election?
- The TSE results service records the first round on 4 October 2026 and the presidential runoff on 25 October 2026.
- Who was elected president?
- The second-round file, generated by the TSE at 23:26 Brasília time on 25 October 2026, with 100 percent of 499,248 sections, records Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) elected, with 64,256,232 votes, 51.79 percent of valid votes.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Only from the TSE national files. This page does not use a press tally.
- How was the presidential vote held?
- The TSE records two rounds for president. In the first, no candidate passed half of the valid votes. The second round was between the two leading candidates.
- Are state elections on this page?
- No. This page covers the national presidential election only.
- Does this site publish election surveys?
- No. This site does not publish election surveys or projections.
Official pages
- TSE, official results service — read 2026-10-26
- TSE, President, second round, national file — read 2026-10-26
- TSE, President, first round, national file — read 2026-10-26
- Tribunal Superior Eleitoral — read 2026-10-26