TSE concludes first-round vote count
Flávio Bolsonaro had 47.03% of the valid votes; Lula totaled 45.16%
TL;DR
- Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) led the first round of the 2026 presidential election with 47.03% of valid votes.
- President Lula (PT) came in second with 45.16% of valid votes.
- Bolsonaro and Lula will face each other in a second-round runoff on October 25th.
- Candidates from the 'third way' received substantially lower vote percentages.
- A record 21.08% abstention rate was recorded, with 33,469,244 eligible voters not participating.