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Sergio Abranches, Ex-professor titular do IUPERJ/Uerj e ex-professor visitante no Departamento de Economia e Administração (FEA), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Elections in Brazil: a subdued, digital campaign heightens uncertainty about the results

With less than two weeks to go before voters head to the polls on Oct. 4, 2026, Brazil is experiencing a presidential election campaign that is much less heated than many would expect given the high-level of polarization in the country.

The latest polling also suggest few shifts in the political landscape, dominated by incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his main right-wing challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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