Lula wins fourth term in Brazil with 51.75% of vote
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Infomediaire
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the second round of Brazil’s presidential election with 51.75% of valid votes, against 48.25% for senator Flávio Bolsonaro, according to 99.32% of ballots counted by the Superior Electoral Court. The 25 October election secures him a fourth term, from 2027 to 2030, while turnout reached 80.80%, according to court data.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the second round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday 25 October with 51.75% of valid votes, according to results from the Superior Electoral Court covering 99.32% of ballots counted. The outgoing president defeated conservative senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who received 48.25%, and secured a fourth term, for the 2027–2030 period.
Turnout reached 80.80%, according to the Superior Electoral Court. Nearly 160 million voters were called to the polls in a country where voting is compulsory.
Lula’s victory comes as the legislative elections on 4 October strengthened the conservative camp. The Liberal Party, Flávio Bolsonaro’s party, now has 121 deputies, compared with 99 after the 2022 election. In the Senate, it will hold 28 of the 81 seats from 2027, after winning 19 of the 54 seats up for renewal.
The opposition-strengthened Congress will have to consider, among other things, an amnesty bill for Jair Bolsonaro, former president and Flávio’s father, as well as four nominations to the Supreme Court. Lula’s victory confirms the result published the previous day, which showed him re-elected with 51.76% of the vote. Lula’s re-election announced on 26 October followed the first estimates from the 25 October election.
