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Brazil Finalizes All Governors After October 25 Runoffs

The results cement a strong first-round showing with a tilt toward right-leaning parties that will shape state policy and federal politics.

Confira o mapa dos 27 governadores eleitos em 2026, veja quem venceu no primeiro e no segundo turnos.
Cinco estados e o DF definiram seus governadores para o segundo turno
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Overview

  • Runoff votes held on October 25 decided the last contests in five states and the Federal District, producing winners including Celina Leão in the Federal District, Vicentinho Júnior in Tocantins, Mailza Assis in Acre, Omar Aziz in Amazonas and Lorenzo Pazolini in Espírito Santo.
  • A total of 21 governors won outright in the first round, the highest number since Brazil’s redemocratization, leaving all 27 governorships for the 2027–2030 term filled after the runoffs.
  • Fourteen of the elected governors are affiliated with parties described as right-leaning, shifting the partisan balance at the state level and affecting how states may align with the federal government.
  • Several races produced landslide victories, with winning margins above 30 percentage points in states such as Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraíba, Piauí, Rondônia, Roraima and Santa Catarina, reflecting uneven competitiveness across regions.
  • The completed results close a cycle shaped by earlier court and administrative actions and interim successions, and they set the stage for policy changes at the state level and strategic positioning ahead of future national elections.