Brazil elections: Voters choose between President Lula and Trump ally Bolsonaro

NPR | By Carrie Kahn,

Ayesha Rascoe

Published October 25, 2026 at 8:25 AM EDT

Brazilians go to the polls as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro, face off in a presidential runoff.

Carrie Kahn

Carrie Kahn is NPR's International Correspondent based in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.

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