First published Oct 23, 2026, 10:40:15 AM UTC · Last updated Oct 23, 2026, 10:40:15 AM UTC

Lula and Bolsonaro chase non-voters in the final stretch of Brazil’s campaign

Two days before Brazil’s presidential runoff, Lula and Bolsonaro are focusing final campaign efforts on roughly 33 million people who did not vote in the first round. The source says polls show a statistical tie and that mobilizing these voters could decide the outcome.

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Illustrative image: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , President of Brazil — Ricardo Stuckert/Presidência da República/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 br

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The source identifies turnout among first-round non-voters as a factor that could decide Brazil’s presidential runoff.

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