Lula wins record fourth term in Brazil as Bolsonaro’s party concedes and annulment bid is dropped
Brazil's electoral court declared Lula the winner of the October 25, 2026 runoff with 51.79% of valid votes against Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.21%, a record fourth term; Bolsonaro's Liberal Party accepted the result on October 26 and he dropped his bid to annul the vote.