Brazilian presidential candidates Lula and Bolsonaro attempt to disqualify each other over claims of election interference

Updated 2026-10-25 · told from many outlets at once

Flavio Bolsonaro won the first round of the presidential election with 47 percent of the vote. The runoff is set for October 25, one week after the vote. Lula seeks a fourth term, while Bolsonaro, the son of a former president, is running in a runoff for the presidency.

• Flavio Bolsonaro won the first round of the presidential election with 47 percent of the vote.
• Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro debated for the first time on television.
• Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest.
• Lula accuses Meta of interference favoring Flavio Bolsonaro.
• Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is seeking a fourth term in power.
• Lula stated his intention to disqualify Flavio Bolsonaro.
• A Datafolha poll shows Bolsonaro has 51 percent voting intention against 49 percent for the incumbent president.
• Meta admitted technical errors affected some of Lula’s campaign ads.
• Pesquisa Meio/Ideia shows Flávio Bolsonaro has 48 percent of total vote intentions.
• Lula has 44 percent support.
• The survey margin of error is 2.5 percentage points.
• Forty-three percent of voters fear the return of the Bolsonaro family.
• The runoff election between the two politicians is scheduled for October 25.
• The Superior Electoral Court gave Meta 24 hours to prove equal treatment.
• Voter abstention reached 20 percent in the first round.
• Lula said Bolsonaro was a habitual liar and a thug.
• The difference between the candidates is 11 percentage points.

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