Lula Confirmed Winner After Second‑Round Comeback

Overview

• The Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE) certified Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as the 2026 runoff winner with 64,256,232 votes (51.79%) to Flávio Bolsonaro’s 59,826,041 (48.21%), a margin confirmed after full counts.
• The decisive reversal unfolded in the second round, with Lula overturning a first‑round deficit by reducing his opponent’s relative support and adding millions of net votes through new turnout and vote reallocation.
• Detailed TSE data published by g1 show large municipal gains for Lula in areas such as the North and Northwest of Rio de Janeiro, where his vote total rose about 27.6% between rounds, far outpacing Flávio Bolsonaro’s regional growth.
• Congresso em Foco’s regional reporting found that Lula won every municipality in the Teresina intermediate region, taking 761,651 votes (74.53% of valid ballots) with turnout at 83.74%, illustrating how local shifts added to his national margin.
• Poder360’s analysis rejects viral social‑media claims that the totals are arithmetically impossible, noting those claims ignore vote migration, changing turnout and the fact that some voters switched choices between rounds.