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2026 ELECTION

Why Brazil's runoff is impossible to call

Flávio Bolsonaro (left) and Pres. Lula on Friday, during their second and last televised debate. Photo: Andre Coelho/EFE/Folhapress

Flávio Bolsonaro (left) and Pres. Lula on Friday, during their second and last televised debate. Photo: Andre Coelho/EFE/Folhapress

Brazilians choose their next president today in a race the final polls cannot separate. Ten pollsters released final surveys on the eve of the vote, and none has either candidate clearly outside the margin of error…

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