Overview
- Tarcísio de Freitas secured re‑election as governor of São Paulo in the first round with about 62.65% of valid votes, according to official TSE results from the Oct. 4 count.
- Fernando Haddad conceded the race, called Tarcísio to congratulate him and said he will serve as a constructive opposition in the governor’s next term.
- Hours after the result, Tarcísio scheduled a meeting in Brasília with presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to map out campaign strategy and offered to intensify campaigning in São Paulo and other states.
- Allies say Tarcísio will back Flávio under the theme of defeating the PT, a move that highlights bargaining within the right and reshapes Tarcísio’s own national prospects for future presidential bids.
- The outcome fits a wider 2026 pattern of incumbent strength: TSE data show 11 of 18 sitting governors who ran won in the first round, and Tarcísio will begin his second term with Felício Ramuth again serving as vice‑governor.