Breaking News · October 25, 2026, 6:20 PM CDT
As reported by The Guardian:
Polls were originally due to close at 17.00BRT, 20.00GMT, but voting was extended for two hours; the full count is now under way.
Full coverage here How the election works Brazil’s president is elected purely by the popular vote. A winning candidate needs one more vote than 50% of votes cast; there is no role for the parliament and no electoral college.
Because no candidate achieved 50% in the first round on 4 October, the two leading candidates go into a runoff. One of them is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the incumbent leftwing president, commonly known as Lula.
The other, and the leading candidate in the first round, is Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro.[1]
Video: FRANCE 24 English, October 25, 2026 — “Polls open in Brazil presidential runoff • FRANCE 24 English”. Matched to this story by shared names and terms in its title; watch the original for full context.
How 4 outlets are reporting it
- Brazil pauses presidential vote count after Supreme Court extends voting hours (Reuters)
- Brazil elections: Vote counting resumes after extension (DW.com)
- The Left’s Last Great Survivor is Running Out of Road (Politico)
- Brazil election 2026: Live second round results (The Guardian)
What the official record says
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Earlier on Kemetic Minds
- Brazil markets’ Bolsonaro rally sends stock exchange to record high (2026-10-06)
- Brazil goes to polls in decisive election for future of Latin America (2026-10-04)
How to Verify This Yourself
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References
- The Guardian. Brazil election 2026: Live second round results. ↩
- The Killeen Daily Herald. Brazil votes in a tense Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff as extended voting hours cause confusion. Related coverage (not quoted above) ↩
- Valor International. Brazil Supreme Court clash escalates over election-court powers. Related coverage (not quoted above) ↩
- Al Jazeera. Election debate cancelled in Brazil, bomb scare outside Supreme Court. Related coverage (not quoted above) ↩
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