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The winner of the 2026 Brazilian presidential election

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Flávio Bolsonaro

57.8%

As of 2 Oct 2026, 03:07 UTC

Outcome probabilities

Flávio Bolsonaro57.8%
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva42.0%
Other0.1%
Michelle Bolsonaro0.1%
Fernando Haddad<0.1%
Tarcísio de Freitas0.0%
Jair Bolsonaro0.0%
Carlos Roberto Massa Júnior (Ratinho Júnior)0.0%
Eduardo Bolsonaro0.0%
Renan Santos0.0%

Rationale

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I predict a 58% likelihood that Flávio Bolsonaro will win the 2026 Brazilian presidential election over Lula, driven by favorable runoff transfer dynamics and an adjustment for historical polling errors that consistently understated right-wing support in recent cycles.

Forecast record

Question context

A presidential election is scheduled to take place in Brazil on October 4, 2026.

This market will resolve according to the listed candidate that wins this election.

This market includes any potential second round. If the result of this election isn't known by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to "Other".

This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the Brazilian government, specifically the Superior Electoral Court (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, TSE) (e.g., https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/).

Resolution criteria

A presidential election is scheduled to take place in Brazil on October 4, 2026.

This market will resolve according to the listed candidate that wins this election.

This market includes any potential second round. If the result of this election isn't known by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to "Other".

This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the Brazilian government, specifically the Superior Electoral Court (Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, TSE) (e.g., https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/).

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