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Direct presidential elections are held in Brazil as part of the general elections every four years (which has been regular since 1994), typically in October. The current electoral law provides for a two-round system in which a candidate must receive more than 50% of the vote to win in the first round; if no candidate passes the 50% threshold, a run-off is held between the top two candidates. [1]
From 1994 to 2014 presidential elections in Brazil were dominated by candidates of the centrist Brazilian Social Democracy Party and the left-wing Workers' Party. After unsuccessful attempts in the 1989, 1994, and 1998 presidential elections, Workers' Party candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected in the 2002 and 2006 presidential ...
From 1994 to 2014, presidential elections in Brazil were dominated by candidates of the centrist Brazilian Social Democracy Party and the left-wing Workers' Party.After unsuccessful attempts in the 1989, 1994, and 1998 presidential elections, Workers' Party candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected in the 2002 and 2006 presidential elections. [4]
Brazil Elections. Supporters of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who is running for reelection, right, confront supporters of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is also ...
President Jair Bolsonaro faces fierce competition from former President Lula in Brazil's October elections. The choice between the two men could not be more stark.
Brazil’s leftist former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat conservative incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the country’s closest presidential race in history. WSJ’s Luciana Magalhaes unpacks ...
Brazil has held three national referendums in its history. In the first, held on January 6, 1963, the people voted for the re-establishment of the presidential system of government (82% of valid ballots), which had been modified by a constitutional amendment in 1961.
Since the 2022 Brazilian general election, polling companies have published surveys tracking voting intention for the next election.The results of these surveys are listed below in reverse chronological order and include candidates who frequently polled above 3%.