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Brazil election results updates: Lula and Bolsonaro advance to run-off

These were the updates on the Brazilian general election for Sunday, October 4, 2026.

(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on Setember 29, 2026, shows Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on September 16, 2026; and Brazil's right-wing Presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro at the Maracanazinho gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 22, 2026.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro have been neck and neck in pre-election polls [File: AFP]
By Tamara Khandaker and Brian Osgood
Published On 4 Oct 2026

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