2026-10-4 0e5c49d00ab62749ba33a12c0d4ce9dd048e94a1 6 2026 Brazilian general election 1 /wiki/2026%20brazilian%20general%20election Brazilians 2 /wiki/brazilians Chamber of Deputies 71 /wiki/chamber%20of%20deputies Federal Senate 116 /wiki/federal%20senate%20(brazil) Flávio Bolsonaro 239 /wiki/flavio%20bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro 506 /wiki/jair%20bolsonaro Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 172 /wiki/luiz%20inacio%20lula%20da%20silva Rio de Janeiro 406 /wiki/rio%20de%20janeiro%20(state) Senator 317 /wiki/brazilian%20senate president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20brazil vice president 37 /wiki/vice%20president%20of%20brazil 2026 Brazilian general election Brazilians Chamber of Deputies Federal Senate Flávio Bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Rio de Janeiro Senator president vice president 2026 Brazilian general election 2026-08-2 358f2152eec85ab55673aebc6912481a0682a1e6 29 2026 Brazilian general election Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2026/08/2/incumbent-brazilian-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-formally-announces-his-candidacy-for-a-fourth-term-as-the-worker Incumbent Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva formally announces his candidacy for a fourth term as the Workers' Party's nominee in October’s presidential election. 2026-07-25 b4fdee6fc6ab8854f8b6cb5cdc3263be640787f6 /feed/2026/07/25/brazil-s-liberal-party-formally-nominates-rio-de-janeiro-senator-flavio-bolsonaro-as-its-presidential-candidate-in-the-u Brazil's Liberal Party formally nominates Rio de Janeiro senator Flávio Bolsonaro as its presidential candidate in the upcoming election. 1785066843 2026-07-25 483b412208c1d6dafcb0e4d1c49708f8837b97b5 28 2026 Brazilian general election Federal Senate Flávio Bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro Rio de Janeiro president 6 /feed/2026/07/25/brazil-s-liberal-party-formally-nominates-rio-de-janeiro-senator-flavio-bolsonaro-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-s-son Brazil's Liberal Party formally nominates Rio de Janeiro senator Flávio Bolsonaro, former president Jair Bolsonaro's son, as its presidential candidate in the upcoming election. 2026-04-30 8a1eaf63df6d5f2d37103b4f4c92fb71cd92271d 35 Jair Bolsonaro Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2026/04/30/the-brazilian-national-congress-overrides-a-veto-by-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-to-reduce-the-sentence-of-former The Brazilian National Congress overrides a veto by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to reduce the sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro for a coup-related conviction. 2025-12-17 d1623245f93c46414c1811772e8f0baab2eeabd4 9 Federal Senate Jair Bolsonaro Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 4 /feed/2025/12/17/the-brazilian-senate-approves-a-bill-that-reduces-penalties-for-certain-crimes-including-attempted-coup-which-could-si The Brazilian Senate approves a bill that reduces penalties for certain crimes, including attempted coup, which could significantly shorten former president Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence. The bill now heads to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for signature. 2025-11-20 96093d61895b046fc3cab68a624316928743bece 22 Federal Senate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2025/11/20/brazilian-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-appoints-attorney-general-jorge-messias-to-the-supreme-federal-court-to-fi Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appoints Attorney General Jorge Messias to the Supreme Federal Court to fill the seat that retired justice Luís Roberto Barroso vacated, pending Senate confirmation. 2025-11-18 0bb2af34571e78e53c9635ef428dfb9d3d4c3d7a 18 Jair Bolsonaro Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2025/11/18/brazil-s-supreme-federal-court-sentences-three-army-officers-and-a-federal-police-officer-to-21-24-years-in-prison-after Brazil's Supreme Federal Court sentences three army officers and a federal police officer to 21–24 years in prison after finding them guilty of participating in a plot to kill then-president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other officials to prevent the 2023 transfer of power. The court rules that the group helped plan the broader coup attempt linked to former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was previously convicted in the same case. 2025-10-23 b3a17e012f500e44d90c918b4afee12d93fc17ee 15 2026 Brazilian general election Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2025/10/23/at-a-meeting-with-indonesian-counterpart-prabowo-subianto-brazilian-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-announces-his-b At a meeting with Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announces his bid for a fourth non-consecutive term in next year's election. 2025-09-11 e7e84ff3c5c0c060576d45d1b35e764c236ca352 18 Jair Bolsonaro Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2025/09/11/the-brazilian-supreme-federal-court-convicts-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-of-plotting-a-coup-in-2022-after-he-lost-th The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court convicts former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup in 2022 after he lost the election to Lula and imposes a 27-year prison sentence. 2025-07-9 a4b5ca334717f68001cf6723bd6c842327f03bcd /feed/2025/07/9/us-president-donald-trump-announces-a-50-tariff-on-most-imports-into-the-united-states-from-brazil-in-a-letter-addres U.S. president Donald Trump announces a 50% tariff on most imports into the United States from Brazil in a letter addressed to Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and citing the trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. The tariffs take effect from August 1. 1752155809 2025-07-9 6eb2e1887f9221b64496ccf11ecc1dae39dfa47d 11 Jair Bolsonaro Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2025/07/9/us-president-donald-trump-announces-a-50-tariff-on-most-imports-into-the-united-states-from-brazil-starting-august-1 U.S. president Donald Trump announces a 50% tariff on most imports into the United States from Brazil starting August 1, in a letter addressed to Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and citing the trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. 2025-06-3 6f590b2e6bced7e9ecb6266d534329e24251b5f2 14 Jair Bolsonaro Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva president 3 /feed/2025/06/3/brazilian-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-says-that-he-will-defend-supreme-court-chief-alexandre-de-moraes-from-pote Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that he will defend Supreme Court chief Alexandre de Moraes from potential U.S. sanctions, which U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened over the ongoing trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. /feed/2026/10/4/brazilians-head-to-the-polls-to-elect-their-president-vice-president-513-members-of-chamber-of-deputies-and-54-members The Guardian 4 e4cefa03c7d0ade03b13596a8a61bb4c3a9552db 10 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/04/brazil-presidential-election-lula-flavio-bolsonaro 2026 Brazilians head to the polls to elect their president, vice president, 513 members of Chamber of Deputies and 54 members in the Federal Senate. Incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is running for the fourth non-consecutive term, where his main opponent will be Flávio Bolsonaro, Senator for Rio de Janeiro and son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.