Flávio Bolsonaro’s 2026 presidential campaign

Что изменилось

• 47.03%Flávio Bolsonaro, share of valid votes
• 45.16%Lula, share of valid votes
• ~1.9 ptsGap, smallest first-round margin on record
• 119.3MValid votes cast, a record
• With 100% counted, Flávio Bolsonaro has 47.03% of valid votes and Lula 45.16%; neither passed 50%.
• The runoff is on 25 October. Flávio has pledged amnesty for his father, who is serving 27 years for a coup.
• Flávio won the most votes in 15 states and Lula in 12 units.

Тогда оставалось открытым

• Whether the defeated candidates' roughly 8% moves to Flávio, and whether any endorsements follow.
• Turnout, abstention, congressional results, and how the Ibovespa and real actually closed on Monday.
• Whether Flávio or Jair Bolsonaro press fraud claims, and whether Jair is in prison or under house arrest.

За чем мы обещали следить

• The first runoff poll, which will be the first test of whether the first-round miss was an outlier.
• Endorsements from Caiado, Cury, Santos and Tarcísio, and Lula's response to a gap of under two points.

Что изменилось

• Campaigns formally opened August 16, 2026, from S22o Bernardo do Campo and Rio de Janeiro.
• Fl41vio Bolsonaro is standing in for his father Jair Bolsonaro, serving a 27-year sentence.
• U.S. announced a 25% tariff on some Brazilian imports on July 16, 2026.

Тогда оставалось открытым

• Exact polling numbers, full tariff list, and what reciprocity action will concretely do.
• Identities and platforms of the three trailing candidates and details of other scandals.

За чем мы обещали следить

• Whether Lula proceeds rapidly under the Economic Reciprocity Law before October.
• Whether tariff pain hardens into a sovereignty vote or an anti-incumbent vote.

Что было известно сначала

• Flavio Bolsonaro accepted the Liberal Party presidential nomination in Sao Paulo on July 25, 2026 to face Lula in October.
• An AI-generated avatar of Jair Bolsonaro was shown at the convention while he is under house arrest for plotting against democracy.
• Milei appeared with Flavio and Netanyahu sent support, and Flavio pledged tax cuts and tougher crime policies.
• Left-wing rivals filed court complaints on July 27 and Bolsonaro's defense said on July 29 he did not authorize the video.

Тогда оставалось открытым

• No verified poll margin, no verified disclosure of the simulation as compliant, and no verified pledge to return power to his father.
• No verified endorsement by Michelle Bolsonaro and no verified centrist neutrality, and no verbatim quotes from the principals in the reporting excerpts.

За чем мы обещали следить

• Whether Brazil's top courts restrict further use of the synthetic Bolsonaro likeness before the October vote.
• Whether Flavio can separate his candidacy from scandals and from legal fallout over a video his father's lawyers disavowed.