Results of today’s elections are coming in quickly:
The Guardian: Brazil presidential election 2026: first-round live results
Thank you.
So the Fascist revolutionaries are in the lead. Again.
Seems the public hasn’t learned much since last time.
I read somewhere that minor party candidate votes are expected to mostly go to Bolsonaro in the runoff. Perhaps I should wait until the runoff to opin, in case Lula wins in the end, but since there is no penalty in being wrong, here are possible lessons of a Flavio Bolsonaro victory, perhaps inevitably with a U.S. flavor since that’s where I am:
– Don’t run for reelection if you are 80 years old. No excuses.
– Don’t think that a successor to the original strongman won’t win just because everyone you knows says the new candidate lacks charisma, or is a nepotism pick, or is a crook.
– Don’t think that prison is much of a deterrent.
– Don’t think the far right wing project is done just because they lost an election or two – or permanent just because they won an election or two.
And now, with the tally pretty much final, it’s young Fascists 47%, aged Leftists 45%, and 7% for minor parties. So now the first two go into a run-off.
That 7% needs to break almost entirely for the Leftists, say 5% L / 2% F or better, to deliver a leftist win. Which is exactly not the way to bet. Sigh.
Aaaand Lula pulls it out with 51.8%. Woot!
WOOOOOOOOT!!!
There’s people screaming out of windows in happines here in the neighbouring occupied republic of Argentina, I hope next year Milei is next and the next Trump!.
Could we allow for a super-quick derail on what prospects could potentially get Perv Milei to go pound sand? I don’t even have a clue about Argentina’s exact governmental set-up, let alone who’s out there who could give that wierdo the ole oversized mallet.
Was worried Bol. Jr. would take the Brazilian race. 
Bog standard US Mark 1 Constitutional model more or less (except, thankfully since 1994 without the stupid Electoral College).
Next year is the presidential election and if things economically continue like this, and if, IF, and it’s a big if, the opposition gets its ducks in a row Milei should lose.
Neither Lula nor Bolsonaro seem like ideal candidates. But given Trump’s interference in Brazilian affairs probably the right side one, and didn’t.
There’s no such thing as an ideal candidate, give me the non-fascist non-ideal candidate any time.
Here is how CNN in Spanish sees it. They thought increased voter turnout of 81% made a difference.
Further away, but still good news from an anti-nationalist anti-corruption p.o.v.
Wonderful news!!
Can anyone with more Brazilian knowledge comment what the whole complaint is about the extending-the-vote-by-3-hours thing?
The loser flees to the USA. Miami, I would guess. Those rich South Americans have a weak spot for Miami.
Flávio Bolsonaro has failed to comply with the order to surrender his passport and his whereabouts are unknown
Local media (link in Portuguese) and Reuters report that allies of the defeated presidential candidate have confirmed that he will arrive in the United States in the coming hours
Such profiles in courage these fascist stalwarts…
Apparently he flew first to Argentina where he was allowed to escape to Florida…
hangs head in shame
lol
It is confusing. Probably on purpose (from the Spanish link 3 posts up):
However, the Argentine government denies that Flávio Bolsonaro was present on its territory. A flight-tracking website reports that the alleged plane on which Flávio Bolsonaro was to travel to the United States was parked in Puerto Iguazú. The National Directorate of Migration has no record of Flávio Bolsonaro entering the Argentine Republic. “Due to the media uproar over the presence of a private plane at Iguazú International Airport, authorities proceeded to conduct the appropriate checks on the aircraft and its crew. Ultimately, it was confirmed that the company’s documentation is in order and that no flight plan was submitted that included the Bolsonaro family,” the authorities reported.
The Argentinian autorities also claim they will not give him / he has not asked for political asylum.