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Lula wins runoff with regional variations across Brazil

The PT candidate secured majorities in several states and abroad, but lost support in specific Brazilian regions and overseas locations.

26 October 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Archive photo: Lula wins runoff with regional variations across Brazil — Archive photoPhoto: Portaria TRF1 nº 917, de 20 de dezembro de 2001|Tribunal Regional Federal da 1ª Região · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Lula (PT) won the runoff in numerous Brazilian states and locations abroad. In Maranhão, he obtained 69.54% of valid votes, with 2,808,231 votes, surpassing Flavio Bolsonaro (PL) by 1,578,260 votes. In Sergipe, he received 69.53% of votes, while in Piauí he reached 75.88%. In Ceará, he secured 68.93% of votes, and in Alagoas, 60.77%. In state capitals, he won in Salvador with 73.24% of valid votes and in Aracaju with 62.07%.

Abroad, the PT candidate showed dominant performance in several European countries. In France, he obtained 83.96% of valid votes, in Denmark 85.06%, in Ireland 80.20% and in Norway 76.78%. In Argentina he reached 68.77% and in Lebanon 68.20%. Compared with the first round, Lula increased his performance in France (from 78.23% to 83.96%), in the United Kingdom (from 57.03% to 63.34%), in Lebanon (from 65.36% to 68.20%) and in Norway (from 66.97% to 76.78%). In the runoff abroad overall, the PT candidate won 53.86% of valid votes, with 200,154 votes.

Flavio Bolsonaro (PL) won in specific regions of Brazil. In Paraná, he obtained 62.58% of valid votes, with 4,291,444 votes. In Rio Grande do Sul, he reached 57.84% against Lula's 42.16%, opening a margin of 1,049,826 votes. In Mato Grosso, he secured 66.06% of valid votes, surpassing Lula by 656,932 votes. In Rio Branco, he received 66.55% of valid votes, and in Paraná he obtained 62.58%. In Paraná's capital, Curitiba, he won with 62.29% of votes.

Abroad, Bolsonaro led in the United States with 62.65% of valid votes in the runoff, surpassing Lula who received 37.35%. Comparing with the first round, his performance in the United States fell from 61.10% to 62.65%. In Paraguay, the PL candidate obtained 86.60% of valid votes.

In localities with extremely tight contests, the dispute resulted in minimal margins. According to data from the Superior Electoral Court, in Altamira do Paraná, Lula won by just one vote, receiving 1,334 votes against 1,333 from Flavio Bolsonaro. The PT candidate finished with 50.02% of valid votes, while Bolsonaro secured 49.98%.

In Northern states, Lula won in Amazonas with 54.02% of votes, surpassing his first-round result (48.23%), and in Pará with 55.02% of valid votes. Rondônia, however, went to Flavio Bolsonaro, who secured 69.61% of valid votes, with 674,382 votes. In Mato Grosso do Sul, the PL candidate obtained 59.60% of valid votes.

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