Brazil Heads to Polls in Runoff between Leftist Lula and Bolsonaro Jr.

Asharq Al-Awsat EnglishOctober 25, 2026By Asharq Al Awsat

Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday in a tight runoff vote that could shift Latin America's largest nation sharply rightward, bringing it closer to the United States as part of a broader conservative shift across the region. The runoff pits leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro. Flavio scored a major upset at the start of the month by defying pollsters to lead voting in the first round, Reuters said.

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