Brazil Election 2026: Partial Results of the Second Round Abroad
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro split international precincts during the second round of Brazil's presidential election on October 25, 2026, with Lula winning numerous countries...
- Lula secured decisive victories across several European capitals, maintaining leads in countries such as Portugal, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- Similar patterns emerged in France, where Lula garnered 83.96 percent of the vote, and in Germany, where he achieved 79.09 percent, according to TSE figures.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro split international precincts during the second round of Brazil’s presidential election on October 25, 2026, with Lula winning numerous countries while his rival claimed large margins in Japan and the United States, according to ballot data released by the Superior Electoral Court, or TSE. Out of 918,911 registered voters spread across 186 cities worldwide, expatriates favored Lula in 56 countries including Germany and Australia, while Flávio Bolsonaro captured majorities in 37 nations.
European Strongholds and Global Divisions
Lula secured decisive victories across several European capitals, maintaining leads in countries such as Portugal, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. In Portugal, which hosts a large overseas voting population with 134 mil eleitores brasileiros, Lula received 34,319 votes, or 59.42 percent, compared to 23,433 votes, or 40.58 percent, for Flávio Bolsonaro, as reported by G1. Both candidates expanded their totals compared to the first round, when Lula received 26,401 votes to Flávio Bolsonaro’s 19,412. In 2022, Lula defeated Jair Bolsonaro in the second round in Portugal with 23,256 votes, or 64 percent, against 13,081 votes, or 36 percent, for the then-president.
Similar patterns emerged in France, where Lula garnered 83.96 percent of the vote, and in Germany, where he achieved 79.09 percent, according to TSE figures. Conversely, Flávio Bolsonaro dominated the electorate in Japan, securing 28,538 votes, or 80.08 percent, against 7,098 votes for Lula, according to VEJA.
Comparative Overseas Turnout Figures
The global electorate expanded by 31.82 percent compared to the 2022 election, when about 697 mil eleitores estavam aptos a participar do pleito no exterior. Voting abroad began on October 24, 2026, in Wellington, New Zealand, where Lula took 80.54 percent of the ballots cast across five electoral sections, according to data processed by Estadão. Out of 526 Brazilians who turned out to vote in the country, 418 voted for Lula and 101 chose Flávio Bolsonaro, while four voters cast blank ballots and three nullified their votes. The extended voting window spanned more than 29 hours across 134 countries due to international time zones, concluding with the closure of polling stations in the Americas.
Os boletins de urna (BUs), disponibilizados pelo Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE) em seu site de resultados, são documentos emitidos por cada urna eletrônica ao fim da votação.
While European and several Latin American stations favored the incumbent, right-leaning majorities materialized in the United States, where Flávio Bolsonaro attained 62.65 percent of the overseas count against 37.35 percent for Lula. Meanwhile, results diverged sharply in parts of Asia; VEJA noted that Lula won in China with 502 votes to his opponent’s 267, whereas Flávio Bolsonaro took the majority of votes cast in the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines.
Global Post Distribution and Rules
The United States holds the largest concentration of registered Brazilian voters with 265 mil eleitores, followed by Portugal with 134 mil, and Japan with 88.3 mil. The largest single polling location is in Lisbon, Portugal, hosting 78 mil registered voters, followed by Boston in the United States and Porto in Portugal. At the other end of the scale, North Korea and Bangladesh each have only one registered Brazilian voter. To establish a polling station abroad, a locality must have at least 30 registered voters.
Rules for voting abroad mirror those for residents within Brazil, making voting mandatory for literate citizens between 18 and 70 years old. During the election, voting hours inside Brazil were extended from 17h to 19h Brasília time by a decision from Supreme Federal Court Justice Cristiano Zanin for polling sections that had not finished by 17h, suspending receipt of ballot bulletins, tallying, and result publication until 19h Brasília time.