Flávio Bolsonaro Leads Brazil Election Count at 51%
With 17% of polling stations counted, Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula 51.22% to 40.66%. Lula-leaning states have barely reported, so the count is not final. The post Flávio Bolsonaro Leads Brazil Election Count at 51% appeared first on The Rio Times .
Brazil's electoral court (TSE) announced on October 3 that Flávio Bolsonaro is leading the first-round count with 51.22% of valid votes, while President Lula follows with 40.66%. Only 17.22% of polling stations have reported their results, so the percentages are subject to change as more stations update their data. Flávio Bolsonaro, a senator for Rio de Janeiro and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, is a senator for the right-leaning Liberal Party.
Lula, representing the left-wing Workers' Party, is the current Brazilian president. The remaining candidates, Augusto Cury, Ronaldo Caiado, Renan Santos, and Romeu Zema, have much smaller lead percentages. Brazil's states vary significantly in the percentage of results they have reported, with Flávio Bolsonaro leading in the Federal District, Paraná, and Mato Grosso do Sul, while Lula leads in Bahia, Pernambuco, and Ceará.
A runoff between the top two candidates is scheduled for October 25, 2026, if no candidate reaches more than 50% of the valid votes.
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