Lula wins runoff in European cities and countries; Bolsonaro leads in other regions

In the second-round results, Lula achieved significant percentages across several European countries. In Palestine, he obtained 95.60% of votes against 4.40% for Flávio Bolsonaro, improving on his 2022 performance of 90.54%. In the Netherlands he received 80.13% of votes, in Sweden 78.26%, in Germany 79.09% and in Austria 74.98%. In Portugal, the PT candidate secured 59.42% against 40.58% for Flávio Bolsonaro, a decline from the 64.00% he had achieved in 2022. In Switzerland, Lula registered 56.68%, in Spain 68.42% and in Australia 63.46% of votes.

Flávio Bolsonaro performed better in some international contexts. In Japan, he obtained 80.08% of votes against 19.92% for Lula. In Israel, the PL candidate won 80.81% compared with the 53.43% that Jair Bolsonaro had achieved in 2022. In the United Arab Emirates, Flávio Bolsonaro had 54.56% against 45.44% for Lula.

In Brazil, Lula achieved turnarounds in the second round compared to the first. In Rio de Janeiro, he obtained 51.54% of votes after Flávio Bolsonaro had led with 47.88% in the first round. In French Guiana, the PT candidate had 51.55% against 47.79% for Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round. In Mexico, Lula received 51.51% of votes, with Flávio Bolsonaro leading with 45.84% in the previous ballot.

Flávio Bolsonaro held significant advantage in Northern and Centre-West states. In Roraima, he obtained 72.46% against 27.54% for Lula, opening a margin of 136,170 votes. In Acre, he reached 66.57% compared with 33.43% for the PT candidate. In Goiás, Flávio Bolsonaro received 59.66% of votes, gaining an advantage of 759,779 votes over Lula. In Tocantins, the PL candidate had 51.37% against 48.63% for Lula.

In specific cities, results split between the two candidates. Lula won in Porto Alegre with 55.84% of votes and in Fortaleza with 60.07%, gathering an advantage of 312,648 votes in the latter. Flávio Bolsonaro led in Brasília with 54.28%, in Belo Horizonte with 50.80%, in Boa Vista with 75.75%, in Maceió with 52.01%, in Goiânia with 62.64% and in São Paulo with 53.85%, concentrating in this last state a margin of 2,019,904 votes. In João Pessoa, Lula obtained 53.83% of votes.

Some states recorded shifts compared with the 2022 result. In Tocantins, Lula had reached 51.36% four years earlier, while Flávio Bolsonaro obtained 51.37% in the 2026 second round. In Maceió, Jair Bolsonaro had had 57.18% in 2022, whereas Flávio Bolsonaro achieved 52.01% in the current ballot. In São Paulo, Jair Bolsonaro had received 55.24% in 2022, and Flávio Bolsonaro obtained 53.85% in the current voting.