Lula did not flip any cities in the second round of 2022
Jair Bolsonaro managed to flip more than 200 cities in the second round of the 2022 election against Lula. Read on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- Lula needs to win more cities to defeat Flávio Bolsonaro in the 2026 presidential runoff.
- In the 2022 second round, Jair Bolsonaro flipped 253 cities that had voted for Lula.
- Lula's performance in the first round of the recent election was weaker than in 2022, losing ground in municipalities.
- Jair Bolsonaro won in 2,906 cities, surpassing Lula's 2,663.
- Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul were key states where Jair Bolsonaro flipped votes in 2022.
- Lula's current strategy is to engage the 33.5 million people who abstained from voting and convince undecided voters.
- Lula has released videos targeting non-voters and those who did not vote for him or Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round.