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Brazil election results 2026 live: Polls close in Lula, Bolsonaro face-off

25 October 2026

This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.

A man wrapped in a Brazilian flag arrives to vote in the presidential run-off election in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday, October 25, 2026 [Eraldo Peres/AP Photo]

By Catherine Nouhan and Tamara Khandaker

Published On 25 Oct 202625 Oct 2026

Polls were expected to close at 5pm local time (20:00 GMT) for Brazil’s nearly 160 million eligible voters, with results expected in the coming hours.
⁠Brazilian ⁠Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin orders ⁠voting in the country’s presidential ⁠runoff on Sunday to be extended by two ‌hours, granting a request from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s campaign.

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