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Brazil's presidential election is headed to a 25 October runoff between Flávio Bolsonaro and Lula. CNT/MDA found Bolsonaro at 46.8% and Lula at 45.9%, while Quaest had 46% to 44%; polls remain within their margins of error.
Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence over the coup plot is 27 years.
Flávio Bolsonaro led Lula 47% to 45.2% in Brazil's first round and they will meet in an October 25 runoff. Their first debate featured personal attacks over corruption and security; polls show a close race, while Meta restrictions remain disputed.
Jair Bolsonaro's prison sentence for attempting a coup was 27 years.
Flávio Bolsonaro won Brazil’s October 4 first round with 47.03% and 56.1 million votes, ahead of Lula’s 45.16% and 53.8 million. They will face an October 25 runoff, while Bolsonaro family members won congressional seats.
Flavio Bolsonaro received 47.2% of the first-round presidential vote with nearly 99% of ballots processed.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva led a campaign march in Rio de Janeiro and argued that his candidacy was necessary to prevent the Bolsonaro family and the far right from returning to power.
The Datafolha poll projected Lula’s first-round vote share at about 45%.
A final televised debate between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro was cancelled after legal rulings created uncertainty. Police later ruled out a bomb threat after examining a backpack outside Brazil’s Supreme Court.
Official satellite data says Amazon forest clearance fell about 42% to 3,335 km² in the year to July 2026, the lowest since records began. Cerrado deforestation fell about 24% to 5,517 km²; the figures come before Brazil’s 25 October runoff.
Amazon forest clearance fell by 41.8% over the past year.
Global raw sugar prices rose to a 19-month high as Brazil faced weaker crop conditions and a presidential run-off. The rally provided some relief to Australian cane farmers.
Raw sugar reached 21.10 US cents per pound on Tuesday.
Brazil’s Congress approved an amendment reducing the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours and ending six-day schedules, with two days off without salary cuts. The change will be phased in over more than a year.
Senators who approved the reform