2026 Brazilian election
Lula wins Brazil's run-off, and the loser leaves the country
Lula won a fourth term, and two days later his defeated rival crossed the border and declared himself president-elect.
Timeline
2026 Brazilian election
Brazil's presidential election of October 2026 between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, in the shadow of Jair Bolsonaro's conviction for plotting a coup.
Timeline
Lula defeats Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential run-off, 50.9% to 49.1%
Brazil's Supreme Court convicts Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup and sentences him to 27 years and three months
Lula wins Brazil's presidential run-off against Flávio Bolsonaro by about 4.4 million votes
Lula wins Brazil's run-off, and the loser leaves the country
Flávio Bolsonaro crosses into Argentina after his passports are cancelled, and flies to Miami the next day
Lula wins Brazil's run-off, and the loser leaves the country