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Lula Wins Re‑Election After Nationwide Second‑Round Surge

Gains in nearly every state plus a Supreme Court order to extend voting hours produced a comeback that will confront Lula with a strengthened PL bloc in Congress.

Celina Leão é reeleita governadora do Distrito Federal
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Overview

  • The Tribunal Superior Eleitoral confirmed Lula’s victory in the Oct. 25 runoff with 51.8% of valid votes, giving him about 64.26 million votes to Flávio Bolsonaro’s 59.83 million.
  • The Supreme Federal Court ordered voting extended to 7 p.m. after reports of transport and weather problems, a measure that election authorities implemented and that Flávio Bolsonaro’s camp now cites in plans to seek annulment.
  • Lula added roughly 10.38 million votes between the first and second rounds, improving his total in every state and posting the largest percentage gains in Goiás, São Paulo and the Federal District.
  • Despite the presidential loss, the PL won the largest single‑party congressional bloc with 121 deputies and 29 senators, which will limit Lula’s ability to pass budgetary and appointment priorities without broad deals.
  • A separateFederal Police probe called “Overclean” has influenced the Tocantins governor’s race by implicating candidate Vicentinho Júnior in contested financial records, showing how law enforcement actions are shaping subnational contests.