{
  "id": 10228212,
  "title": "Lula vs. Flávio Bolsonaro: What to know about Brazil’s election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/lula-vs-flavio-bolsonaro-what-to-know-about-brazils-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T13:52:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Buenos Aires Herald",
    "slug": "buenos-aires-herald",
    "url": "https://buenosairesherald.com/world/latin-america/lula-vs-flavio-bolsonaro-what-to-know-about-brazils-election"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazil will hold presidential elections on October 4, 2026, between coalition of two main contenders: the centrist Luiz Inácio \"Lula\" da Silva and the right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. The election will decide the next president and vice president, who will serve until December 2030. Polls predict a close race, with Lula leading at around 36-40% and Bolsonaro trailing with 30-37%.\n\nIf neither reaches 50% of the vote, a runoff election will be held on October 25. Lula, 80 years old, has governed Brazil since January 2023, serving his third term after initially taking office in 2003. The Workers' Party is his political affiliation, and he also served between 2003 and 2010.\n\nFlávio Bolsonaro, 45, is a senator representing the conservative Liberal Party, the same party under which his father ruled from 2018 to 2022. Jair Bolsonaro, the father, is currently incarcerated for his role in a 2022 plot to overturn the election results and assassinate Lula.\n\nThe election will determine the country's direction: Lula's policies emphasize public investment, social programs, active diplomacy in the Global South, and multilateral forums. In contrast, Bolsonaro's platform proposes eliminating ten ministries, resuming privatization, lowering taxes on energy and fuel, stricter measures against organized crime, and expanding oil and gas exploration.",
  "summary": "Brazilians will vote for a new president on October 4 in a polarized race between the center-left and the far-right La entrada Lula vs. Flávio Bolsonaro: What to know about Brazil’s election se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "MercoPress",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}